Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon | |
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নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী শাওন | |
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Bhola-3 | |
In office 29 April 2010 –6 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Jashimuddin |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 December 1968 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Website | nurunnabichowdhuryshawon |
Nurunnabi Chowdhury (born 1 December 1968) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Bhola-3 constituency. [1]
Bangladesh Awami League candidate Jashimuddin was elected to parliament for Bhola-3 in the 2008 Bangladeshi general election. The seat was vacated in 2010 as the result of a Supreme Court ruling. [2] A by-election was called for Bhola-3,which was won by Awami League candidate Chowdhury on 29 April 2010,against Major Hafizuddin Ahmed of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [3] [1]
Chowdhury was re-elected in 2014,2018 and 2024 as the MP of Bhola-3. [4] [5]
On 13 August 2010,Ibrahim Ahmed,a local Jubo League leader,had died after being shot with a gun belonging to Chowdhury. Chowdhury's driver Kala filed an unnatural death case with the police and claimed Ibrahim accidentally shot himself while handling the gun in the MP's car. [6] The Detective Branch of the police suspected foul play. On 19 August 2010,Ibrahim's brother filed a murder case against Chowdhury and 17 others with a court in Dhaka. [7] [8] On 12 January 2012,the Criminal Investigation Department pressed murder charges against six defendants. The accused included Chowhury's driver,bodyguard,personal secretary,and three members of the Jubo League,but excluded Nurunnabi Chowdhury. [6]