Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency 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
শাহদাব আকবর চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
for Faridpur-2
Assumed office
15 November 2022
Preceded bySyeda Sajeda Chowdhury
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Parents
  • Golam Akbar Chowdhury (father)
  • Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (mother)

Background

Shahdab was born to Golam Akbar Chowdhury (d. 2015) and Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (d. 2022).[4]

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]

References
  1. "Sajeda's son Labu gets AL nomination in Faridpur-2 by-polls". BSS. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. "Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury takes oath as MP". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. "Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury elected MP in Faridpur-2 bypolls amid low turnout". bdnews24.com. 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  4. "Golam Akbar Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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