Rashid Hossain Choudhury (1 April 1932 – 12 December 1986) was a Bangladeshi second generation artist, sculptor, writer and professor.

He played a major part in the art movements and improvement in the art-related educational institutions of Bangladesh.

His uncle Khan Bahadur Alimuzzaman Choudhury was the board president of Faridpur district during that time.

In 1960, he went to Paris on a four-year scholarship and received higher education in Fresco, Tapestry, and Sculpture.

In 1969, the University of Chittagong included Fine Arts in the curriculum with the support of Rashid Chowdhury.

Moreover, he played an immense role in establishing Artist Rashid Choudhury Chittagong Government Fine Arts College in 1973.

Following the initiative taken by Shipacharya Zainul Abedin, Rashid Chowdhury played a very commendable role in founding a formal institution to study Fine Arts in Bangladesh.