Mahdin Chowdhury

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Mahdin Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi lawyer and member of the Anti Corruption Commission Reform Commission of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government. [1] [2] [3] He is a member of the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Pannel and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [4]

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Early life

Chowdhury was born in 1969. [5] He completed his Bachelor of Law in 2007 at the University of London. [6]

Career

In 2008, Chowdhury worked at Mitre Court Chambers. From 2009 to 2018, he has served as a Senior Associate at Sultan, Fida & Reza. [6] He has worked under the former attorney general of Bangladesh Fida M. Kamal. [6] He was a lecturer at the British School of Law, Bangladesh. [6]

In April 2022, Chowdhury was elected to the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association as a candidate of the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Pannel, aligned with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [4] He was the lawyer for the family of Harris Chowdhury, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. [7] He had represented in the family in their petition to have his body exhumed for a DNA test as he was buried under a fake name. [8]

Chowdhury is a member of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation and the Sunamganj District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [6] He has practised in the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [6] He has worked with Odhikar. [6] He is an associate of a IP law firm in Bangladesh. [9]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Chowdhury was made member of the Anti-Corruption Commission formed by the Muhammad Yunus led Interim government to reform the Anti-Corruption Commission. [10] [11] [12]

References

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  3. "Members of the ACC Reform Commission: Who are they? |". en.bd-pratidin.com (in Bengali). 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  4. 1 2 "SCBA election result: Pro AL lawyers win president, secretary posts". The Daily Star. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
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  7. "Remains buried in Savar identified as those of BNP leader Harris Chowdhury". Bdnews24.com . Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  8. "HC orders exhumation of Harris Chy's body for DNA test to confirm his identity -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  9. "IP Law Firm in Bangladesh | Trademark Registration Bangladesh". www.aaiplbd.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  10. "Reforms to aim at freeing ACC from political influence: Iftekhar". New Age. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  11. "Five reform commissions formed, notification issued". www.bonikbarta.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
  12. "Govt finalises 5 of 6 reform commissions". The Daily Star. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2025-03-29.