Aslam Chowdhury

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Aslam Chowdhury
FCA
আসলাম চৌধুরী
Adviser to the Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
AL ABM Abul Kashem 136,29854.4+18.5
BNP Aslam Chowdhury 112,93045.0−18.8
CPB Md. Macheuddulla8500.3N/A
National People's PartyKazi Mohammal Eusuf Alam4350.2N/A
Independent Sachindra Lal Dey2130.1N/A
Majority23,3689.3−18.6
Turnout 250,72681.8+14.0
AL gain from BNP

Controversy

In 2016, Chowdhury was arrested and charged with 76 political cases, including allegations of being part of an Israeli plot to topple the Bangladeshi government. [16] [17] [18] [19] The charges were widely seen as baseless and politically motivated. Chowdhury's arrest was condemned by human rights groups and activists around the world. [20] [21] [1]

Chowdhury's imprisonment was marked by reports of mistreatment and abuse. He was denied bail on multiple occasions, despite his poor health and the lack of evidence against him. [9] [8]

Following the Student-People's uprising and the fall of Sheikh Hasina, Chowdhury was released from prison on August 27, 2024, after eight years of imprisonment. [22] [23] His release was met with widespread celebration, with hundreds of activists gathering outside the Chittagong Central Jail to welcome him. [1] [9] [24] [25] [26]

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