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 by | Mostafa Kamal Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mujibur Rahman |
| Constituency | Chittagong-16 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1957 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Education | B.A, M.A |
Early life
editChowdhury was born on 20 December 1957. He has a B.A. and a M.A. degree.[1]
Career
editChowdhury was elected to parliament in 2014 from Chittagong-16 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[1]
Controversy
editOn 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
edit- ^ a b "Constituency 293_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "MP assaults polls official". The Daily Star. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Ctg MP sued for assaulting polls official". The Daily Star. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Assault on polls officer: Ctg MP gets bail". The Daily Star. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2018.