Mohammad Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury (1906–1966) was a politician and writer from East Bengal

East Bengal

East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal....

, who served in the political spheres of India

India

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 and Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

.Publisher along with his sister Shamsunnahar Mahmud

Shamsunnahar Mahmud

Shamsunnahar Mahmud was a writer, politician and educator in Bengal during the early 20th century. She was a leader of Islamic feminism in Bengal after the death of Roquia Sakhawat Hussain.-Early life:...

 of the literary journal Bulbul, his political offices included serving on the executive committee and as publicity secretary of the Bengal Muslim League, as vice-president of Siraj-ud-daula Memorial Committee, as a member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly and as the first Health

Health

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 Minister

Minister (government)

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 of the first Muslim League cabinet in East Pakistan

East Pakistan

East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...

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