Salma Chowdhury Explained

Salma Chowdhury
Native Name:	সালমা চৌধুরী
Native Name Lang:	bn
Office:	Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women Seat-34
Term Start:	4 August 2019
Predecessor:	Rushema Begum
Birth Date:	1 November 1971
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Father:	Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury
Party:	Awami League
Occupation:	Politician
Term End:	31 December 2023

Salma Chowdhury (born 1 November 1971)^[1] is an Awami League politician and former Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad in the Reserved Seats for Women.^{[2] [3]}

Career

Chowdhury was elected to parliament from reserved seat in August 2019 by the Awami League representing Rajbari District.^[4] In August 2020, she was airlifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital by Bangladesh Air Force from Rajbari District after catching COVID-19.^[5]

Personal life

Chowdhury's father, Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury, was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-1 constituency.^[6] Her husband, Suleman Khan, is a bureaucrat and secretary of the Ministry of Education.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Constituency 334_11th_En . 2022-10-30 . www.parliament.gov.bd.
2. News: bn:বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় এমপি নির্বাচিত হলেন সালমা চৌধুরী. https://www.jugantor.com/politics/206993/বিনা-প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায়-এমপি-নির্বাচিত-হলেন-সালমা-চৌধুরী. Jugantor. 4 August 2019 . bn. 5 August 2019.
3. News: bn:সংরক্ষিত আসন উপনির্বাচনে সালমা চৌধুরী এমপি নির্বাচিত. http://www.dainikamadershomoy.com/post/210386. Amader Shomoy. 5 August 2019 . bn. 5 August 2019.
4. News: 4 August 2019 . bn:আ. লীগের সালমা চৌধুরী সংসদ সদস্য নির্বাচিত . https://m.bdnews24.com/bn/detail/politics/1650965 . 5 August 2019 . bdnews24.com . bn.
5. Web site: 2020-08-03 . Covid-19: Rajbari MP Salma Chowdhury airlifted to Dhaka . 2024-03-14 . The Daily Star . en.
6. Web site: 31 December 2022 . New Secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Department Soleman Khan . 13 March 2024 . Kalbela.