Afzal Chowdhury was born on October 31, 1931 in Sirajganj, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Sirajganj, Bangladesh]. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for
Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey (1971),
Do Sathi (1975) and
Nirmom (1996). He died on August 31, 2023 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.