Nipun Roy Chowdhury | |
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নিপুন রায় চৌধুরী | |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 February 1980 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Spouse | Amitav Roy |
Relations | Nitai Roy Chowdhury (Father), Gayeshwar Chandra Roy (Father-in-law) |
Children | 1 (Daughter) |
Occupation | politician, Lawyer |
Nipun Roy Chowdhury (born 10 February 1980) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. She serves as the general secretary of the Dhaka District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and is a member of the BNP executive committee. She is the daughter of Nitai Roy Chowdhury, a BNP vice chairman and former minister. [1]
She comes from a politically active family and is married into one as well, which has kept her directly involved in politics. A former student of Eden Women's College, Nipun Roy has been politically active since her student days. She is the daughter of BNP vice chairman and former minister advocate Nitai Roy Chowdhury and the daughter-in-law of BNP National Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy. [2]
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