Sadikur Rahman Chowdhury

Sadikur Rahman Chowdhury
Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
In office
27 June 2024 – 26 July 2024
Preceded byMuhammad Mafidur Rahman
Succeeded byMonjur Kabir Bhuiyan
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Military service
RankAir Commodore

Sadikur Rahman Chowdhury is an air commodore of the Bangladeshi Air Force, and the former Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.[1][2]

Career

Chowdhury was a member of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh in charge of operations.[3]

Chowdhury was appointed Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh by the Ministry of Public Administration on 27 June 2024.[4] He succeeded Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman, who retired.[4][5] He was removed on 26 July and replaced by Marshal Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.[6]

Chowdhury was then appointed the Director of the Directorate of Flight Safety of the Bangladesh Air Force.[7][8] He is a member of the trustee board of the Bangladesh Air Force Welfare Trust.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Automated bond utilisation permission mandatory for export industries". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  2. ^ "Sadikur Rahman appointed new CAAB chief". The Business Standard. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  3. ^ "'Make sure you treat the passengers well'". The Daily Star. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  4. ^ a b "Sadikur Rahman Chowdhury new CAAB Chairman". The Asian Age. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Sadikur new CAAB boss". Daily Sun. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  6. ^ "Mostofa Mahmud Siddique named as new CAAB chairman". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  7. ^ "BAF certificate distribution ceremony held". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  8. ^ "Monjur Kabir appointed as Civil Aviation Authority chairman". The Business Standard. 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
  9. ^ Sgt Omar Faruq, BAF Comm Unit. "BAF Welfare Trust". bafwt.baf.mil.bd. Archived from the original on 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2025-11-16.