Geetiara Safya Chowdhury Explained

Geetiara Shafia Choudhury
Office:	Advisor of Caretaker Government

Geetiara Shafia Choudhury is a Bangladeshi businesswoman and former advisor of the caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed. She is the chairperson of ADCOMM.^[1]

Career

In 1978, she became the first female member of the Dhaka Club.^[2] She was an advisor of the caretaker government led by Fakhruddin Ahmed. She was in charge of the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Textiles and Jute, Ministry of Social Welfare, and Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

She is married to Nazim Kamran Choudhury, a former member of parliament.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Five Bangladeshi female mountaineers complete training . Dhaka Tribune . 14 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115131949/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/feature/2016/jul/20/five-bangladeshi-female-mountaineers-complete-training . 15 November 2016 . dead.
2. News: Aging Remarkably Well . Amin . Aasha Mehreen . The Daily Star . 2016-11-14 . 2016-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326105131/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2008/08/05/anniversary.htm . dead.
3. News: Time for selling, delivary of AJM structures extended . The Daily Star . 14 November 2016 . 15 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115132129/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/05/16/d70516100390.htm . dead.
4. News: Govt to expedite efforts for empowering women: CA . The Daily Star . 10 December 2007 . 14 November 2016.
5. News: Husband gets bail, Geeteara untraced . bdnews24.com . 3 July 2009 . 14 November 2016.