R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury

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Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury
উবায়দুল মোকতাদির চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2008[1]
Personal details
Born (1955-03-01) March 1, 1955 (age 70)
Brahmanbaria
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
EducationB.Sc (Hon's), MSS (Political Science,DU), Diploma in Rural Poverty Alleviation (AIT, Bangkok)[1]
OccupationPolitics, Business, Agricultural, Fisheries & Consultancy[1]
ChairmanParliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Hill Tracts

R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury (Bengali: উবায়দুল মোকতাদির চৌধুরী) was an assistant secretary in the government of Bangladesh. He is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Brahmanbaria-3.

Early life[edit]

Chowdhury was born on 1 March 1955. He has B.S.S and MSS from the University of Dhaka.[1] Besides he also studied Diploma in Rural Poverty Alleviation Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok)

Career[edit]

Chowdhury was an assistant secretary in the government of Bangladesh. Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate from Brahmanbaria-3.[1] He is the Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Hill Tracts.[2]

According to newspaper report, his supporters attacked Hindu owned homes and business in November 2016.[3] A Bangladesh Police investigation blamed local political feud and negligence of the local police for the religious violence.[4] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed anger over Chowdhury's role in the religious violence.[5] In November 2017, he called journalists "illiterate, inefficient, and corrupt".[6] He is the President of Brahmanbaria district Awami League.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Constituency 245_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Poor management to blame for losses". The Daily Star. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "AL MP Muktadir blamed for attacks". The New Nation. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Police find negligence of own personnel, political feud in attacks on Hindus". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nasirnagar Attacks: PM angry over AL MP's role". The Daily Star. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  6. ↑ "Journalists illiterate, inefficient, corrupt". The Daily Star. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "39 arches to greet chief guest!". The Daily Star. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.


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