During the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971, Chowdhury helped around 500 girls flee the violence to India. In 1990 Chowdhury took charge of the Gandhi Ashram Trust in
Jayag Village,
Chatkhil Upazila, Noakhali District. In 2013, Chowdhury was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. Chowdhury was awarded the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian award, for her contribution to social services in Bangladesh. In 2016, Chowdhury oversaw the creation of the Gandhi Memorial School in the Gandhi Ashram Trust campus and which was financed by the Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission, an organ of the Indian
Ministry of Culture. == Death ==