Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury is a

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the maj ...

politician and a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member from Chittagong-6 and

Chittagong-7 Chittagong-7 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Muhammad Hasan Mahmud of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Rangunia Upazila and one union parishad of ...

constituencies.

Career

Chowdhury's candidacy in the 2008 election was cancelled by the returning officer of Bangladesh Election Commission as a court order that cleared him a loan defaulting case did not reach the commissions office before the deadline. In November 2009, Chowdhury's residence was attacked allegedly by Awami League activists. On 20 May 2010, Chowdhury collected nominations papers to contest the

Chittagong City Corporation Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is a self-governing agency that governs the municipal areas of Chattogram and some adjoining areas of south-eastern Bangladesh. CCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years. Administration Chattog ...

mayoral elections. In September 2010, an arrest warrant was issued against him and his brother, Saifuddin Quader Chowdhury, on a bad check case. Two of Chowdhury's followers were lynched by a mob when they were fleeing after shooting a local

Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী যুবলীগ) commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing o ...

leader on 24 October 2013. Chowdhury is a vice chairman of the

as of August 2016. He is the former President of Chittagong District (north) unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is a director of QC Container Line Ltd and QC Shipping Ltd, both of which are family-owned companies. He is also a director of Dacca Dyeing. On 3 June 2018, Chowdhury secured bail in two cases, one over threatening Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and another over vandalizing cars, from the High Court Division. On 30 October 2019, Chowdhury was sentenced to three years imprisonment for making derogatory comments about Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

. He went on the run after securing a bail from the High Court Division.

Personal life

Chowdhury's father, Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, was the speaker of the parliament of Pakistan. His brother, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, was a former member of parliament and convicted war criminal. He has three other brothers, and

Salman F. Rahman Salman Fazlur Rahman (born 23 May 1951) is a Bangladeshi businessman, advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. Currently, he is holding the rank of a cabinet minister and serving as the Private Industry and ...

is his cousin.

References

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