Abul Harris Chowdhury (1 November 1952 – 3 September 2021) was a Bangladeshi and politician who served as the Political Secretary of Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
[1][2][3] Chowdhury was sentenced to 65 years in total and a life term in prison in absentia for allegedly committing multiple crimes.
He worked closely and for a long time with two state and government heads i.e. President Ziaur Rahman and Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
[9][10] In October, he was sentenced to three years in jail by a special anti-corruption tribunal for illegally possessing foreign currency.
[11][12] In November, a Dhaka court sentenced him to 59 years in jail and fined him Tk 21 lakh on five counts of charges, including abuse of power and government-transport mishandling.
[19] According to CID and police headquarters sources, as of October 2018, Chowdhury was moving through Malaysia, London, Singapore, the United States and India.