Shawkat Chowdhury (born 1 August 1963)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Nilphamari-4 constituency during 2014–2019.
Shawkat Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
শওকত চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Parliament for Nilphamari-4 | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 28 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | A. A. Maruf Saklain |
| Succeeded by | Ahsan Adelur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1963 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Jatiya Party |
Career
editChowdhury was elected to parliament from Nilphamari-4 in 2014 as a candidate of the Jatiya Party in an uncontested election.[2] In 2017, he was imprisoned for defaulting on 1.34 billion taka loan from Bangladesh Commerce Bank.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Constituency 15_10th_En". Bangaldesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Nilphamari-4: JP leader 'asks' followers to support BNP candidate". The Daily Star. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "MP Shawkat must pay Tk 50 million to retain bail". bdnews24.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "MP Shawkat's bail to be scrapped if he doesn't pay Tk25cr". The Daily Star. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2019.