Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (politician)
Sirajul Islam Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Member of Bangladesh Parliament | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal |
Sirajul Islam Chowdhury (Bengali: সিরাজুল ইসলাম চৌধুরী) is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician, former student activist, social worker, and Ex Member of Parliament of Patiya Chittagong-11.
Career
[edit]Chowdhury was a revolutionary student activists of Chattogram who led the protests against the Pakistani ruling elite in the sixties along with many others. [1][failed verification] After War of Independence he cofounded Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal and was the Founding Convenor of Chittagong University Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatradal Unit.
Chowdhury is also a social reformer and co-founded Non-governmental organization NOWZUWAN in 1977.[2][3] NOWZUWAN was one of the three non-government organisations (NGOs) to sign 'Grant Contracts’ with Japanese Ambassador ITO Naoki under the Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) in March 2022.[4][5]
Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Chittagong-11 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988.[6][7] He’s a member of the Jatiya Party and advisory council.[8][9] He boycotted the 2014 parliamentary elections during the early hours, after experiencing rampant vote rigging by the agents of rival candidate.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ যে অতীত গৌরবের. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ "Japan Supports 'Disability Resource Centre' in Patiya, Chittagong" (PDF) (Press release). Embassy of Japan. 14 September 2011.
- ^ "NOWZUWAN – Non Profit Organization". Nowzuwan.org. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Japanese grants for health services of grassroots". The Financial Express. Dhaka.
- ^ "Japan Supports BDT 25 million to Three Grass-roots Human Security Projects". Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ ""List of 4th Parliament Members"" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ চট্টগ্রাম উত্তর জেলা জাতীয় পার্টির ইফতার ও দোয়া মাহফিল অনুষ্ঠিত. voicebd24.com (in Bengali).
- ^ চট্টগ্রামের সিরাজুল ইসলাম চৌধুরী জাতীয় পার্টির উপদেষ্টা হলেন. ctgpratidin (in Bengali). 16 January 2020.
- ^ "JaPa Chairman announces names of 9 advisors". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 15 January 2020.
- ^ নির্বাচন বর্জনের ঘোষণা দিলেন ২০ প্রার্থী. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
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