Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury Explained

Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury is a retired Air commodore of Bangladesh Air Force and treasurer of East West University.^[1] He is the former treasurer of the University of Asia Pacific.^[2] He is a former registrar of BRAC University.^{[3] [4]} He is a security analyst and columnist.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Career

Chowdhury was commissioned in the Pakistan Air Force and served in a radar station during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war.^[8]

Choudhury retired from Bangladesh Air Force in 2003.^[9] He was an instructor of the National Defence College.^[10] He wrote a chapter in the 2008 book Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh published by Bangladesh Enterprise Institute.^[11]

from 2010 to 2013, Choudhury was the registrar of BRAC University.^{[12] [13]}

Choudhury was the acting vice chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific in 2020.^[14] He was the treasurer and the Directorate of Students' Welfare of the University of Asia Pacific in 2021.^[15]

Choudhury is the treasurer of East West University.^[16]

Political views

Choudhury has praised India and Indira Gandhi for their actions during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He had called for reforms in Madrassah education in Bangladesh describing it as a legacy of colonialism.^[17] He has written calling for action from moderate Muslims against extremism.^[18] He has written about the plight of religious minorities in Bangladesh.^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: University . East West . EWU Treasurer . 2024-09-19 . ewubd.edu . en.
2. Web site: Choudhury . Ishfaq Ilahi . 3 July 2020 . India-China Border Clash: Geostrategic Implications . 2024-09-19 . . en.
3. Web site: 2013-08-15 . BRAC Business School holds BBS Rewind . 2024-09-19 . The Daily Star . en.
4. Web site: 2013-11-17 . Tuning in univ curricula to job requirements must . 2024-09-19 . The Daily Star . en.
5. Web site: Choudhury . Ishfaq Ilahi . 2008-04-12 . National Security Council for Bangladesh-not for now . 2024-09-19 . The Daily Star . en.
6. News: Hasnat . Saif . 18 September 2024 . Bangladesh, Struggling to Restore Order, Gives Army Policing Powers . 18 September 2024 . The New York Times.
7. Web site: Molla . Mohammad Al-Masum . 2017-07-01 . Fighting religious extremism: Experts for multi-pronged approach . 2024-09-19 . The Daily Star . en.
8. Web site: Choudhury . Air CdreIshfaq Ilahi . 2011-09-24 . 1965 Indo-Pak War: Letter of condolence . 2024-09-19 . The Daily Star . en.
9. Web site: Choudhary . Ishfaq Ilahi . 2020-12-16 . India's Role in the Liberation War of Bangladesh . 2024-09-19 . Indianarrative . en.
10. Web site: Ex Faculty National Defence Colleg . 18 September 2024 . National Defence College.
11. Book: Sobhan, Farooq . Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh . 2008 . Bangladesh Enterprise Institute . 157 . en.
12. Web site: 3 March 2013 . MoU between BRAC Business School and Marie Stopes Bangladesh . 2024-09-19 . archive.thedailystar.net.
13. Web site: Munna . Khairul Hasan . 24 January 2010 . Spring orientation at BRACU . 2024-09-19 . archive.thedailystar.net.
14. News: 7 October 2020 . Int'l webinar series on 'Doing English Studies Postcolonially' being held by University of Asia Pacific . 18 September 2024 . The Daily Star.
15. Web site: University of Asia Pacific - UAP . 2024-09-19 . www.uap-bd.edu.
16. Web site: Syed Manzur Elahi speaking at a day-long awareness programme on plastic pollution . 2024-09-19 . The Financial Express . en.
17. Web site: Choudhury . Ishfaq Ilahi . 11 April 2011 . Madrassa education needs reform . 2024-09-19 . archive.thedailystar.net.
18. Web site: Choudhury . Ishfaq Ilahi . 2015-01-24 . Will the moderate Muslims stand up, please! . 2024-09-19 . The Daily Star . en.
19. Web site: Choudhury . Air CdreIshfaq Ilahi . 2014-03-10 . Lengthening shadow of communalism . 2024-09-19 . The Daily Star . en.