Former professor of the Department of History of Dhaka University, former vice-chancellor of National University, and honorary fellow of Bangladesh Asiatic Society Professor Dr Abdul Momin Chowdhury is no more.
He died of old age complications at his Lalmatia residence at dawn on Friday (February 9). Inna Lillahe Wa Inna Ilaihe Rajeun. He was 89.
His death was confirmed by Dhaka University's History department's professor Dr Ashfaq Hossain. His namaj-e-janaza was held at Lalmatia C Block Mosque premises after Jumma prayer on Friday.
Abdul Momin Chowdhury was born on January 22, 1940. His father was Abdul Wadud Chowdhury and mother Shirin Begum.
He passed Matriculation from Armanitola Government High School, Dhaka in 1954 and I.A. from Dhaka College, Dhaka in 1956. He completed B.A. (Honors) and M.A. in History in 1959 and 1960 respectively from the University of Dhaka. He achieved Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in 1965. He did post-doctoral research at SOAS from 1975 to 1976 as a Commonwealth Fellow. He spent an academic year (2013-2014) at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., as a visiting scholar with a Senior Fulbright Fellowship.
Chowdhury started his teaching career as a lecturer of history at Dhaka University in 1961. He became a professor in 1978 and served there until 2013. In long professional career, he was the Chairman of the Department of History, Librarian (in addition to teaching), Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Member of the Syndicate and Senate at the University of Dhaka.
He was associated with various learned professional organizations. He served as the General Secretary and President of Bangladesh History Association. He was President of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB), as well. He is a respected Fellow of the ASB.
He served as the vice-chancellor of National University of Bangladesh and Primeasia University, Bangladesh.
Chowdhury wrote a number of books and published more than 40 research articles in national and international journals. One of his widely acclaimed books is 'Dynastic History of Bengal (750-1200 A.D.)', 'Asiatic Society of Pakistan, Dacca, 1967'.
