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Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury


Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (born 26 July 1983) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is the Deputy Minister of Education[1][2][3] and a Jatiya Sangsad[4] representing the Chittagong-9 constituency.[5][6][7] He is the elder son of veteran Awami politician ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury.

Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (Nowfel)
মহিবুল হাসান চৌধুরী
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Chowdhury in January 2018
Deputy Minister of Education
Assumed office
7 January 2019
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byPost created
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
3 January 2019
Preceded byZiauddin Ahmed Bablu
ConstituencyChittagong-9
Personal details
Born (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 (age 41)
Chattogram, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents
RelativesThe Chowdhury Dynasty
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Nickname(s)Nowfel

Early life and educationEdit

Chowdhury was born in Chattogram, Bangladesh on 26 July 1983.[8] His father, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as the mayor of Chattogram, the second-largest city in Bangladesh.[9] Mohibul Chowdhoury's entry and patronage in politics is connected to his father's career.[10] His mother is Hasina Mohiuddin, who is the incumbent Chattogram City Mohila Awami League (AL) president[11]

Chowdhury graduated from London School of Economics with a law and anthropology degree and was called as a barrister of Lincoln's Inn following post graduation from the University of Law.[12][better source needed]

CareerEdit

Chowdhury was elected to Jatiya Sangsad on 30 December 2018 in 2018 general election from Chittagong-9 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[13] He was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education in the 4th Cabinet of Sheikh Hasina.[14]

From 2016 to 2019, Chowdhury held the position of "Organising Secretary" of Bangladesh Awami League in the party's Central Committee. During his tenure in the secretarial body, he helped win the Narayanganj City Corporation Election in 2016 which was the first City election with direct political party nomination in Bangladesh. He was one of the youngest organising secretaries of Awami League and was credited for managing the party in important districts such as Gazipur, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Shariatpur, Gopalganj, etc. which districts are considered Awami League heartlands.[15] On 25 June 2018, he apologized to Bangladesh Election Commission for violating electoral code of conduct.[16]

Chowdhury was a partner of The Legal Circle, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh before his ministerial appointment.[17][18] On 27 December 2019, he was removed from central executive committee of Awami League as part of the party's strategy to separate the government from the party.[19]

Policy InitiativesEdit

From 2022 Education Ministry of Bangladesh is introducing new curriculum at secondary level to make mandatory provision for technical and vocational education. Under the guidance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, and Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury is leading the transformation effort in light of the 2018 Bangladesh Awami League Election Manifesto. Bangladeshi Deputy Education Minister shared the government reformation plan with Anadolu Agency on 13 October 2021. To implement this plan new curriculum is being brought to transform education sector into competency, skill and outcome based education. The government plan includes producing skilled manpower, focusing on specialized universities and importance of moral values in schooling. Mr Chowdhury said the existing education system in Bangladesh mostly fails to assess the skills and efficiency of students, “at the secondary level, we want to provide a minimum standard education in science, humanities, and business studies so that students can grow in line with a profession-based and outcome based education, with a reformed evaluation/assessment process ” he continued.[20]

On 9 April 2021, Chowdhury said that the Bangladesh government might reconsider recognizing the highest degree from Qwami Madrassa Board if teaching of extreme religious interpretation is not regulated and basic academic standards are not met.[21]

ControversyEdit

Some of the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, Jubo League and Awami League from Chattogong claim that Mohibul, whose nickname is Nowfel, is their current political mentor after his father ABM Mohiuddin Chowhdury has passed away. In Chittagong University, two factional groups of Chhatra League activists, who claim to be Mohibul's followers, calling them Chose Friends with Care (CFC) and Bijoy group, routinely attempt to dominate the campus against A J M Nasir Uddin backed VFX group.[22][23] Mohibul has vehemently distanced himself from such group formations in his name and everything that is done inappropriately using his name.[24]

Political Analysts also have pointed out these political rifts between different groups in local politics of Chittagong dates back from the time of Mohibul's father ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu who led two factions and had disagreements with each other and Mohibul is merely blamed for something that was ongoing before he even joined politics. Conflict and competition between AJM Nasir Uddin faction who claimed to have inherited Akhtaruzzaman Babu's faction and A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury followers has been on going for a long time.[25]

Factional divide in local Awami League that began in 1980s also exist in Chittagong Medical College Hospital amongst groups of Doctors and Medical professionals as well. In October 2021, a medical student claiming to belong to Mohibul supported group was so badly beaten by rival group belonging to AJM Nasir Uddin supported Dr Faisal Iqbal Chowdhoury group during a clash, that his skull cracked open.[26] Intern Doctors, medical students claiming to be his followers and followers of AJM NAsir Uddin clashed multiple times which caused serious injury to multiple members of Chhatra League.[27] In July 2022 Intern Doctors who claim to be close to Mohibul were alleged to have assaulted two nurses of Chittagong Medical College after they had trivial disagreement with Nurse leaders over care of burn injury patients.[28]

Beside distancing himself from all criminal activities done in his or in his late father names, Mohibul has frequently warned criminal elements within Chhatro League activists as well as general students that they will continue to face full academic and legal consequences if they continue their violent and criminal activities and he will never condone or support them.[29]

In November 2020, after a nation wide violent protest in Bangladesh by Islamic Conservative groups Hefazat Islam, Islamic Shashontontro andolon and others opposing sculptures of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Mohibul warned extremists elements that his Awami League government has the capacity to be inclusive by embracing them along the neck, But if they cross limit and continue to cause havoc, Government also has the capacity to twist their necks and eliminate them.[30]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Conduct research on Bangabandhu's thoughts: Mohibul Hasan". Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ↑ "Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni and Deputy Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Nowfel urges students to acquire life-oriented, practical skills". The Business Standard. 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ↑ "Constituency 286_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Awami League candidate Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel from Chattogram -9 Seat waving hands during an election campaign at Askadighipar area recently". The New Nation. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "Honorable Deputy Ministers". cabinet.gov.bd. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Chittagong, District Website (August 8, 2022). "The list of Chittagong district MP". www.chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  8. ↑ একনজরে শিক্ষা উপমন্ত্রী ব্যারিস্টার নওফেল [Overview of Deputy Minister of Education Barrister Nowfel] (in Bengali). odhikar. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "It's Mohiuddin Again". The Daily Star. 2005-05-13. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  10. ↑ "Opposition win in Chittagong poll". BBC News.
  11. ↑ "Nowfel's mother tests positive for COVID-19". New Age. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  12. ↑ "Barrister Nowfel is the name of a surprise in AL politics" (in Bengali). ctgbarta24. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "Chattogram-9 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "Oldest minister MA Mannan, youngest Nowfel". Dhaka Tribune. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "Nowfel will continue to fulfill the expectations" (in Bengali). ekushey-tv.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Noufel apologises to EC for violating poll code". The Daily Star. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  17. ↑ "Youth representative Barrister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel" (in Bengali). sondesh24. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  18. ↑ মহিউদ্দিন অনুসারীদের ভরসা এখন নওফেল [bn:Mohiuddin's followers are now rely on Nowfel]. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "9 ministers dropped from AL committee". The Daily Star. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  20. ↑ "Bangladesh adopts competency-based schooling to support employment". Anadolu Agency. 2021-10-13. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  21. ↑ "Govt may reconsider recognition of top Qawmi degree: Deputy education minister". The Daily Star. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  22. ↑ "Tension grips Chittagong University". The Business Standard. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "BCL factions clashed again on CU campus". The Daily Star. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  24. ↑ "আমার কোনো গ্রুপ নেই, চবি ছাত্রলীগ নিয়ে নওফেল". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "Mohiuddin, Nasir at loggerheads". The Daily Star. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "16 sued after two BCL factions clash at CMCH". Prothom Alo. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  27. ↑ "Tension runs high at CMC, CMCH". The Observer. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  28. ↑ "BCL men assault 2 CMCH nurses". The Daily Star. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  29. ↑ "চবিতে ছাত্রলীগের অবরোধ প্রত্যাহার". Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  30. ↑ "বাড়াবাড়ি করবেন না, ঘাড় মটকে দেব". Sarabangla.net (in Bengali). 14 November 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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