Samson H. Chowdhury Explained

Samson H. Chowdhury
Native Name:স্যামসন এইচ চৌধুরী
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:25 September 1925
Birth Place:Gopalganj, British India
Death Place:Singapore
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Occupation:Industrialist
Years Active:1952–2012[1]
Alma Mater:Scottish Church College
Harvard University
University of Dhaka[2]
Awards:Ekushey Padak (Social Service), 2013

Samson H. Chowdhury (Bengali: স্যামসন এইচ চৌধুরী; 25 September 1925 – 5 January 2012) was a Bangladeshi business magnate.[3] He was the chairman of Square Pharmaceuticals.[4] [5]

Personal life

Samson H. Chowdhury was born on 25 September 1925.[6] at Aruakandi in Gopalganj. After completing education at the Scottish Church College in Kolkata, India,[7] he returned to the then East Pakistan and settled at Ataikula village in Pabna District, where his father was working as a medical officer. Then he married Anita Biswas (Later Chowdhury) at the age of 22.[8] In 1952, he started a small pharmacy in Ataikula village, which is about 160 km off capital Dhaka in the north-west part of Bangladesh. Chowdhury then ventured into a partnership pharmaceutical company with three of his friends in 1958. When asked why the name Square was chosen he remembers – "We named it SQUARE because it was started by four friends and also because it signifies accuracy and perfection meaning quality" as they committed in manufacturing quality.

He served as a vice president of the Baptist World Alliance from 1985 to 1990. In addition to being a BWA vice president, Chowdhury served in other areas of the global Baptist organization, including on the BWA general council, the executive committee, the Baptist World Aid Committee, the Promotion and Development Committee, and the Memorial Committee. Chowdhury was elected president of the Bangladesh Baptist Church Fellowship (BBCF) a dozen times, and was honorary general secretary for 14 years, between 1956 and 1969. He was a president of both the National Church Council of Bangladesh and the National Evangelical Alliance.[9]

Burial

Samson H Chowdhury was buried at ASTRAS, Khamar in Kashipur, Pabna.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Samson H Chy no more . The Daily Star . 1926-02-25 . 2012-01-05.
  2. Web site: In Loving Memory of Samson H. Chowdhury, one of the greatest entrepreneurs the world has ever known . Worldfolio . 25 September 2013.
  3. http://www.squarepharma.com.bd/chairman-profile.php The Founder Chairman's Profile of Square Group
  4. http://www.squarepharma.com.bd/ChairmansProfile.html Square Group
  5. Book: Islam, Sirajul . 2012 . Chowdhury, Samson H . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chowdhury,_Samson_H . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Jamal . Ahmed A. . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Second . Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. Web site: Founder Chairman's Profile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014105733/http://www.squarepharma.com.bd/chairman-profile.php . 14 October 2014 . 2014-10-25 .
  7. Web site: Salute Corporate Icon Samson H Chowdhury . shaptahik-2000.com . https://archive.today/20130624211438/http://www.shaptahik-2000.com/?p=110 . 24 June 2013 . 2017-01-04 . dead .
  8. Web site: 22 Unusual Facts To Know About Samson H Chowdhury of Square – Future Startup. 2021-12-02.
  9. Web site: Baptist World Alliance News . Samson Chowdhury, former BWA vice president, has died . Baptist World Alliance . 2012-01-07.
  10. http://www.mutualtrustbank.com/about_bod_bio_chair.php Mutual Trust Bank
  11. http://www.bwanet.org/bwa.php?m=news&p=news_item&id=546 Baptist World Alliance
  12. http://www.crab.com.bd/page2.php?id=11 Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh(CRAB)

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