Fazlul Halim Chowdhury

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Fazlul Halim Chowdhury
Fazlul Halim Chowdhury
Born	(1930-08-01)1 August 1930 Kunja Sreepur, Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	9 April 1996(1996-04-09) (aged 65)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Education	BSc University of Dhaka MSc University of Dhaka (1951) PhD Manchester University (1956)
Children	Sadeka Halim
Scientific career
Fields	Physical chemistry
Institutions	University of Dhaka Rajshahi University University of Asia Pacific
Thesis	The Acid Behaviour of Carboxylic Derivatives  (1956)

Fazlul Halim Chowdhury (1 August 1930 – 9 April 1996) was a fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences^[1] and one of the longest-serving Vice-Chancellors of the University of Dhaka. He made pioneering contributions to the development of physical chemistry in Bangladesh, publishing more than 20 articles. He focused on cellulose fibers (especially jute), polyelectrolytes, and proteins.