Shankar Gobind Chowdhury

Chowdhury was elected a member of the Pakistan National Assembly in the 1970 elections as a candidate of Awami League. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh in 1972. When BAKSAL was introduced in 1975, he was appointed governor of Natore District. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Natore-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1991. == Death and legacy ==

Chowdhury died on 13 September 1997. In November 1991, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia laid the foundation of Natore Stadium. Construction began in 1996 and was completed in 18 months. On 12 January 1999, it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as Shankar Govinda Chowdhury Stadium. ==References==