Rabeya Chowdhury Explained

Rabeya Chowdhury
Native Name:রাবেয়া চৌধুরী
Constituency3:Women's Reserved Seat-19
Office3:Member of 8th Jatiya Sangsad
Term Start3:2001
Term End3:29 October 2006
Predecessor3:Rabia Bhuiyan
Successor3:Tahura Ali
Constituency2:Women's Reserved Seat-27
Office2:Member of 5th and 6th Jatiya Sangsad
Term Start2:1991
Term End2:1996
Successor2:Panna Kaiser
Constituency1:Women's Reserved Seat-26
Office1:Member of 2nd Jatiya Sangsad
Term Start1:1979
Term End1:1982
Successor1:AJ Enayet Nur
Birth Place:Comilla District
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Parents:Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury

Rabeya Chowdhury (Bengali: রাবেয়া চৌধুরী) is a prominent Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. She is one of the vice chairpersons of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and also the Comilla District BNP president. She is a former member of the Jatiya Sangsad for four terms from a reserved seat.

Early life

Chowdhury was born into a family from Batgram in Comilla District. She was the daughter of prominent politician Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury[1] and poet Razia Khatun Chowdhurani. She married Nasiruddin Chowdhury (d. 20 May 2020), a former honorary magistrate, with whom she had two sons and a daughter.[2]

Career

Chowdhury is a senior leader in Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), a vice chairperson in the BNP's Central Committee and also Comilla District BNP president. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979, 1991 and 2005.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Razzaq, Rana . Chowdhury, Ashrafuddin Ahmad.
  2. News: http://ajker-comilla.com/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8/ . bn:কুমিল্লা (দ.) জেলা বিএনপির সভাপতি রাবেয়া চৌধুরীর স্বামী নাসির চৌধুরী আর নেই . bn . 21 May 2020 . Ajker Comilla.
  3. News: Thirty-six MPs in women reserved seats unofficially declared elected . 4 April 2020 . bdnews24.com . 2 September 2005.