Amatul Kibria Keya Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

Habiganj-1 Habiganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bahubal and Nabiganj upazilas. History The constituency was created in 1984 from the Sylhet-8 const ...

constituency.

Biography

Amatul Kibria Keya Chowdhury's father was Commandant Manik Chowdhury, a Bangladesh Awami League politician and an accused in the

Agartala Conspiracy Case The Agartala Conspiracy Case was a sedition case in Pakistan during the rule of Ayub Khan (general), Ayub Khan against Awami League, brought by the government of Pakistan in 1968 against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then leader of the Awami Lea ...

. He fought for the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971. Amatul's father died when she was eight years old. She is the secretary general of Chetona '71 in Habiganj District, a non-government organisation that documents the history of Bangladesh Liberation war. She was elected to parliament from the 28 number seat, based in Habiganj District, of the reserved seats for women in 2014. She has campaigned for the recognition of female "freedom fighters" by the government of Bangladesh and providing them with the facilities due under law. She was able to successfully get recognition for six female "freedom fighters". Chowdhury was hospitalized on 10 November 2017 after attending a program of the Department of Social Services in Bahubal Upazila,

Habiganj District Habiganj District (; ), formerly known as Habibganj District (), is a district in north-eastern Bangladesh, located in the Sylhet Division. It was established as a district in 1984 as a successor to its ''subdivision'' status since 1867. It is na ...

, during which a physical altercation broke out between her supporters and those of Bahubal Upazila vice-chairman and

Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League () commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League. Jubo league's current chairman is Sheikh F ...

leader, Tara Mia. The program was to distribute welfare cheques and benefits cards among elderly gypsies. The police had to charge at the crowd to bring the situation under control.

References

Awami League politicians Living people Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 10th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Bahubal Upazila 21st-century Bangladeshi women politicians 12th Jatiya Sangsad members 1978 births {{Sylhet-AL-politician-stub