Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu (1 May 1945 – 4 November 2012) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-12 constituency.
[3] Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu's Jupiter House at Patharghata was the camp for the freedom fighters in the city in 1971.
He was made the president of the South Chittagong District unit of the Awami League in 1977, a position held till his death.
[2][3] Akhtaruzzaman was the principal accused in the murder case of businessman Humayun Zahir who was killed after a feud over the control of United Commercial Bank Limited board arose on 8 April 1993.
He returned to the country in 1996 after Awami League formed the government and Sheikh Hasina became prime minister.
[7] On 26 August 1999, he stormed the bank with around 40 armed cadres led by his son Saifuzzaman Chowdhury when a board meeting was underway.