Mustafizur Rahaman Chowdhury

Mustafizur Rahaman Chowdhury (Bengali: মোস্তাফিজুর রহমান চৌধুরী) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Member of Parliament from Chittagong-16.

Mustafizur Rahaman Chowdhury
মোস্তাফিজুর রহমান চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
In office
5 January 2014 – 10 January 2024
Preceded byMostafa Kamal Pasha
Succeeded byMujibur Rahman
ConstituencyChittagong-16
Personal details
Born (1957-12-20) December 20, 1957 (age 66)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
EducationB.A, M.A

Early life

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Chowdhury was born on 20 December 1957. He has a B.A. and a M.A. degree.[1]

Career

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Chowdhury was elected to parliament in 2014 from Chittagong-16 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[1]

Controversy

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On 1 June 2016, he was accused of assaulting Zahidul Islam, an upazila election officer, during the Union Parishad polls. The election officer complained to the Dèputy Commissioner (DC) who notified Bangladesh Election Commission.[2] Zahidul Islam filed a case with the Banshkhali Police Station against Chowdhury and two of his associates.[3] The Bangladesh High Court asked him to appear before the court by 20 June 2016 and ordered law enforcement agencies to arrest him if he fails to appear before the court. He secured bail from Judicial Magistrate Md Sajjad Hossain of local court on 16 June.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency 293_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "MP assaults polls official". The Daily Star. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Ctg MP sued for assaulting polls official". The Daily Star. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Assault on polls officer: Ctg MP gets bail". The Daily Star. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.