Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury

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Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury
মুজিবুর রহমান চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
5 January 2014
Preceded byNilufer Zafarullah
ConstituencyFaridpur-4
Personal details
Born (1978-03-03) 3 March 1978 (age 45)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Parent(s)
RelativesNoor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton (brother), Anwar Hossain Manju (Father-in-Law)
EducationDhaka College
ProfessionPolitician, businessperson

Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (known as Nixon Chowdhury; born 3 March 1978)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-4 constituency.

Early life[edit]

Chowdhury was born on 3 March 1978 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He came from a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries from the village of Duttapara in Shibchar, Madaripur District. His parents, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury and Sheikh Feroza Begum, were cousins of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[2] His father was a politician and came from a zamindar family whilst his mother, Sheikh Feroza Begum, was a housewife. Chowdhury had Iraqi Arab ancestry through both of his grandmothers, who were direct descendants of the 15th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Awwal of Baghdad.[3] Both of his grandmothers were also sisters of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. His brother Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury is a member of parliament.[4]

Education[edit]

He studied up to SSC or grade ten.[1]

Career[edit]

Chowdhury has been elected as a member of parliament for the 2nd time in 2018 Bangladeshi general election from Faridpur-4 constituency. He beat Awami League candidate Kazi Zafarullah. Previously he was elected to Parliament for the first time from Faridpur-4 as an independent rebel candidate beating Awami League candidate and the then Member of Parliament from Faridpur-4, Nilufer Zafar Ullah.[4][5] In 2020, Chowdhury was made a presidium member of Jubo League.[6][7]

Controversy[edit]

Chowdhury was criticised for his role in the Padma Bridge graft scandal.[8][9][10] SNC-Lavalin admitted to bribing him in order to obtain contracts.[11][12] He was questioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission regarding this case. Soon after the case emanated, Sheikh Hasina disavowed her nephew and campaigned for his opponent during the 2014 Bangladeshi general election.[13]

Chowdhury reportedly threatened civil servants working in Faridpur-4.[14] He reportedly also called the UNO of Charbhadrasan and verbally abused him.[15][16][17] A complaint letter against Chowdhury, issued by the Cabinet Division, said that "MP Nixon Chowdhury had threatened and defamed the Faridpur district commissioner, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO), executive magistrates and the local administration on the day of the election, the day before, and the day after."[18] He also defamed and threatened the DC of Faridpur in a political rally, calling him a 'razakar'.[19] An audio clip of Nixon Chowdhury verbally abusing an executive went viral on social media, although he claimed it was fabricated.[20] The Election Commission has filed a case against him for violating electoral code of conduct.[21][22][23] Chowdhury's lawyers filed a petition with the High Court of Bangladesh seeking anticipatory bail.[24][25] He was granted an anticipatory bail by on October 21, 2020.[26][27]

Personal life[edit]

Chowdhury's first wife died under suspicious circumstances. While his personal assistant claimed she "slipped and fell" from the rooftop of the couple's six story apartment building, an unnatural death case was filed with Gulshan police.[28] An autopsy was never performed and her family took the body without an official autopsy.[29]

He is currently married to Tareen Hossain, managing director of The Daily Ittefaq. They have a son and Chowdhury has a daughter from his first wife.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Constituency 214_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. ↑ Haque Khoka, Mominul (1998). অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি (in Bengali). Dhaka: Shahitya Prakash. p. 24.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rebel candidate beats AL presidium member". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Rebels stun AL bigwigs". The Daily Star. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "MP Nixon made JL presidium member". New Age. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. ↑ "Jubo League announces full central committee". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  8. ↑ "Padma bridge bribe was ready for 6". The Daily Star. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "ACC quizzes SNC-Lavalin's local agent". The Daily Star. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Probe to go on despite WB decision". The Daily Star. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Names should not be disclosed now". The Daily Star. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  12. ↑ "Padma bridge bribe was ready for 6". The Daily Star. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  13. ↑ "Hasina: Do not vote for Padma scam accused". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  14. ↑ "MP Nixon threatens Faridpur DC over arrest of his supporters". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  15. ↑ ফরিদপুরের ডিসিকে হুমকি, এসিল্যান্ডকে গালিগালাজ সাংসদ নিক্সনের. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  16. ↑ ম্যাজিস্ট্রেটকে গালিগালাজের অভিযোগ ফরিদপুর-৪ এমপির বিরুদ্ধে. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  17. ↑ ফরিদপুরের এসিল্যান্ডকে এমপি নিক্সনের গালিগালাজ, হুমকী-ভিডিও অডিও সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায়. London Times News (in Bengali). 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
  18. ↑ "Cabinet files complaint against MP Nixon at Election Commission". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  19. ↑ "MP Nixon 'threatens Faridpur DC' over arrest of his suppor..." UNB. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  20. ↑ "MP Nixon: The audio clip was 'super' edited". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  21. ↑ "EC files case against MP Nixon". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  22. ↑ "EC prosecutes Faridpur lawmaker Nixon Chowdhury". New Age. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  23. ↑ "EC to sue Faridpur-4 MP for polls code breach". The Daily Star. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  24. ↑ "Nixon seeks anticipatory bail from HC in EC case". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  25. ↑ "MP Nixon seeks anticipatory bail in EC case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  26. ↑ "Supreme Court upholds MP Nixon's bail". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  27. ↑ "Violating polls code: Nixon Chowdhury gets anticipatory bail". The Daily Star. 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  28. ↑ "Unnatural death of MP Nixon's wife". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  29. ↑ "Family takes Muntarin's body without autopsy". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
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