Yasser Khan Choudhury

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Yasser Khan Choudhury
ইয়াসির খান চৌধুরী
State Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Assumed office
17 February 2026

Yasser Khan Choudhury (born 18 February 1982) [1] is a Bangladeshi politician affiliated with Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is the incumbent State Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Mymensingh-9 constituency since February 2026. [2] [3]

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Early life

He was born on 18 February 1982 in Moazzempur village, Nandail upazila, Mymensingh district. His father, Anwarul Hossain Khan Chowdhury, was elected from Mymensingh-9 constituency in the 1991 National Parliament election, and his mother, Rahat Khan Chowdhury.

Career

Yaser Khan Chowdhury is an information technology scientist. He has worked in the Information Technology Department of the BBC Television Network London for a long time. [4]

He was the convener of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Nandail Upazila.

In the 13th National Parliament election of 2026, he received 85,761 votes, while his nearest rival AKM Anwarul Islam received 71,168 votes. As a result, he won the 13th National Parliament election representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from the Mymensingh-9 constituency. [5] Later, he took charge as the State Minister of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. [6] [7]

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yaser Khan Chowdhury has been nominated as the new Chairman of the Journalists' Welfare Trust. [8]

References

  1. "Member detail". Bangladesh National Portal. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
  2. "BNP candidate Yeaser Khan Chowdhury wins from Mymensingh-9". BSS. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
  3. "Which minister holds which portfolio". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
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