Anjan Chowdhury (Bengali: অঞ্জন চৌধুরী; born 17 July 1954) is a Bangladeshi industrialist. He is one of the main stakeholders of Square Group, a Bangladeshi business conglomerate engaged in pharmaceuticals, textiles, toiletries & cosmetics, food & beverage, security services, information technology, healthcare, aviation, banking and television broadcasting.

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Anjan Chowdhury
অঞ্জন চৌধুরী
Born	(1954-07-17) 17 July 1954 (age 69) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Years active	1991–present [1]
Children	3 Daughters & 1 Son
Parent	Samson H. Chowdhury[2] (father)
Relatives	Tapan Chowdhury (brother)

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He is recognized by the Government of Bangladesh as a Commercially Important Person (CIP) for his continuous contribution to the economic development of the country in different years since 2005 and acclaimed as one of the highest taxpayer since 2008.^[3][4]

Anjan Chowdhury was born on 17 July 1954 as the youngest child of Late Samson H. Chowdhury, the founder of Square Group. He completed his studies from University of South Florida in Management.^[5]

He actively participated in The Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971 as a Freedom Fighter; he was a member of Bangladesh Liberation Force(BLF).^[6] He was one of approximately 13,000 trained as commando at the Chakrata, Dehradun cantonment in India during the Bangladesh liberation war.

He has been involved with several ventures under the Square Group umbrella, including Maasranga Television, Square Toiletries Limited, Square Food & Beverages Limited, Square Air Limited, and Mediacom Limited. Over the years, he expanded his business with different ventures known as Sun Communication Limited, VISION Technologies Limited, SUN Technologies Limited, Oracle Travels, Aegis Services Limited and Sun Distribution.^[5]

Anjan Chowdhury is a Trustee Member of the Education, Science, Technology and Cultural Development Trust (ESTCDT) of Independent University, Bangladesh.^[7] He is the Chairman of Society for the Promotion of Bangladesh Art (SPBA) and President of Annoda Gobinda Public Library, Pabna.^[8] He is the Vice President of Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) and is a Councilor of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).^[9] He is a member of the Kurmitola Golf Club (KGC) Executive Board.

He served as vice president previously and councilor of Bangladesh Cricket Board, and director of Abahani Limited Dhaka.^[10]

He is the President of AOAB (Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh).^[11] He is the President of ATCO (Association of Television Channel Owners).^[12] He is the Chairman of Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS)^[13] and Dmoney.^[14] He is also the Chairman of Sun Foundation and Sun Communications Ltd.^[15]

He was the former president of BAPA (Bangladesh Agro Processors Association) and Bangladesh Toiletries and Cosmetic Association.^[16]

Dhaka International Folk Fest is a musical genius celebration where numerous folk artists from home and abroad perform on a single stage. It is a popular three-day folk music celebration. This show is on a journey to globally promote folk music and to introduce the world of folk music to the Bangladeshi people.^[30][31]