Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury
শাহদাব আকবর চৌধুরী
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Faridpur-2
In office
15 November 2022 – 6 August 2024
Preceded bySyeda Sajeda Chowdhury
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency elected at the 2022 by-polls.[1][2] The seat became vacant when then incumbent, Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, also his mother, died in office on 11 September 2022.[3]

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury is also known as Labu Chowdhury [4]

Background

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Shahdab was born to Golam Akbar Chowdhury (d. 2015) and Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (d. 2022).[5]

Political career

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At the bypoll election held on 5 November 2022, Chowdhury received 68,812 votes out of the 83,690, while his only opponent, Zainul Abedin Bakul Miah of Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan got 14,878.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sajeda's son Labu gets AL nomination in Faridpur-2 by-polls". BSS. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury takes oath as MP". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury elected MP in Faridpur-2 bypolls amid low turnout". bdnews24.com. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Son Labu gets AL nomination in Sajeda Chowdhury's vacant seat - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Golam Akbar Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2022.