Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury
নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Madaripur-1
In office
14 July 1996 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byAbul Khair Chowdhury
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded byIlias Ahmed Chowdhury
8th Chief Whip of Parliament
In office
30 January 2019 – 6 August 2024
SpeakerShirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Preceded byA. S. M. Feroz
Personal details
Born (1964-06-01) 1 June 1964 (age 60)
Faridpur district, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
RelationsMujibur Rahman Chowdhury (brother)
Parents
RelativesSheikh-Wazed family

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury (born 1 June 1964; also known by his Liton) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Madaripur-1 constituency and the former Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsad.[1][2][3] He has been missing along with his brother Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (Nixon) and other family members, since the resignation of his aunt Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024.

Early life

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Chowdhury was born on 1 June 1964 to a Bengali Muslim family of Chowdhuries in the village of Duttapara in Shibchar, Madaripur, then part of East Pakistan's Faridpur district. His parents, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury and Sheikh Feroza Begum, are cousins of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[4] 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 17th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Abdul Awal of Baghdad.[5]

Chowdhury completed Higher Secondary School Certificate examination.[6] He is the grandnephew of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[7]

Career

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Chowdhury's father, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury, died in May 1991 while serving as member of parliament from Madaripur-1.[8] Chowdhury contested in the subsequent by-election after the death of his father and was elected parliament as an Awami League candidate in September 1991.[9][10]

Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament in June 1996 as a candidate of the Awami League.[11] He received 61,012 votes while his nearest rival, Abul Khaer Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 29,312 votes.[11]

Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament in 2001 as a candidate of the Awami League.[11] He received 98,898 votes while his nearest rival, Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 47,831 votes.[11]

In 2008, Chowdhury was re-elected to parliament as a candidate of the Awami League.[12][13] He received 119,767 votes while his nearest rival, independent candidate Kamal Zaman Mollah, received 20,443 votes.[13] He is a trustee of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust.[14] He was a whip of the 9th parliament.[15]

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 from Madaripur-1 as a Awami League Candidate unopposed as the election was boycotted by opposition parties.[6][16] He was appointed the whip of the Parliament. He is also a member of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works.[17] He was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Shipping.[18] In February 2017, he was made secretary of the Awami League Parliamentary Party.[19] He is the chief advisor of the Shibchar Upazila Shomity.[20]

In 2018, Chowdhury was re-elected in the rigged election[21] to parliament as a candidate of the Awami League from Madaripur-1.[22] He received 227,393 votes while his nearest rival, Sazzad Hossain Siddiqui Lablu of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 313 votes.[22] He was appointed chief whip of the 11th parliament.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Sheikh Hasina elected House leader, Matia Chowdhury deputy leader". Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Noor-E-Alam reappointed as chief whip, Mashrafe a whip". 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "PM asks newly elected AL MPs to focus on people's welfare". RTV Online. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Madaripur 1 constituency: BNP attempts to win-over Awami League supporters". Dhaka Tribune. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. ^ Haque Khoka, Mominul (1998). অস্তরাগের স্মৃতি সমুজ্জ্বল : বঙ্গবন্ধু, তাঁর পরিবার ও আমি (in Bengali). Dhaka: Shahitya Prakash. p. 24. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Constituency 218_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  8. ^ Hakim, Muhammad A. (1994). "The Mirpur Parliamentary by-Election in Bangladesh". Asian Survey. 34 (8): 738–747. doi:10.2307/2645261. ISSN 0004-4687. JSTOR 2645261.
  9. ^ Ākhatāra, Muhāmmada Iẏāhaiẏā. (2001). Electoral corruption in Bangladesh. Aldershot, Hampshire, England: Ashgate. p. 243. ISBN 0-7546-1628-2. OCLC 45592557.
  10. ^ Nityan; Halder, a; Madaripur (25 December 2008). "Grand alliance has fair chance to sail through". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". 29 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Bangladesh Election Commission - Home page". 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Bangabandhu trust meet held". The Daily Star. BSS. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  15. ^ Haque, Sajidul. "Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury made chief whip of parliament". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  16. ^ "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Land conversion fees in the capital's posh areas frustrate owners, developers". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  18. ^ "PM opens Paira Bandar". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Noor-E-Alam Chy made ALPP secy". The Daily Star. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  20. ^ "BNDF to hold day-long health camp". The Daily Star. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  21. ^ https://www.dw.com/en/has-bangladeshs-ruling-party-won-a-managed-election/a-46907035
  22. ^ a b "Madaripur-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Liton made chief whip of 11th parliament". The Daily Star. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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