[4] He had succeeded F. A. Shamim Ahmed and was replaced by Ismat Jahan.
[6] Tariq Ahmed Karim succeeded Chowdhury as High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India in 2009.
[7] In June 2007, Chowdhury was considered a candidate for the post of secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with M. Humayun Kabir.
[8] The post had been empty since Hemayet Uddin left it for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and Minzur Rahim served as replacement for a short while.
[8] Chowdhury is an Advisory Board member of the Shailan Probeen Nibash.