Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury Explained

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury
Native Name:শাহদাব আকবর চৌধুরী
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Faridpur-2
Parliament:Bangladesh
Term Start:15 November 2022
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Father:Golam Akbar Chowdhury
Mother:Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury
Nationality:Bangladeshi

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency elected at the 2022 by-polls.[1] [2] The seat became vacant when then incumbent, Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, also his mother, died in office on 11 September 2022.[3]

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury is also known as Labu Chowdhury [4]

Background

Shahdab was born to Golam Akbar Chowdhury (d. 2015) and Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (d. 2022).[5]

Political career

At the bypoll election held on 5 November 2022, Chowdhury received 68,812 votes out of the 83,690, while his only opponent, Zainul Abedin Bakul Miah of Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan got 14,878.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sajeda's son Labu gets AL nomination in Faridpur-2 by-polls . 2024-07-13 . BSS. 5 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury takes oath as MP . 2022-11-28 . jagonews24.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury elected MP in Faridpur-2 bypolls amid low turnout . 2022-11-09 . 2022-11-05. bdnews24.com . en.
  4. Web site: Son Labu gets AL nomination in Sajeda Chowdhury's vacant seat - National - observerbd.com . 2023-12-09 . The Daily Observer.
  5. Web site: 2015-11-24 . Golam Akbar Chowdhury passes away . 2022-11-09 . The Daily Star . en.