Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury
| Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (Nowfel) মহিবুল হাসান চৌধুরী | |
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| File:Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (cropped).jpg | |
| Chowdhury in January 2018 | |
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| Born | 26 July 1983 Chattogram, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Nickname(s) | Nowfel |
Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury (born 26 July 1983) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He is the Deputy Minister of Education and a Jatiya Sangsad representing the Chittagong-9 constituency.[1][2] He is the elder son of veteran Awami politician ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury. He is known for abetting terrorism and violence in the educational institutions of Chattagram due to his rivalry with former mayor A J M Nasir Uddin, that claimed lives.[3] His followers sexually assaulted a student of Chittagong University and obstructed her from filing complaint in July 2022.[4]
Early life
Chowdhury was born in Chattogram, Bangladesh on 26 July 1983.[5] His father, ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, was a Bangladesh Awami League politician who served as the mayor of Chattogram, the second-largest city in Bangladesh.[6] Mohibul Chowdhoury's entry and patronage in politics is connected to his father's chequered career.[7] His mother is Hasina Mohiuddin, who is the incumbent Chattogram City Mohila Awami League (AL) president[8]
Chowdhury graduated from London School of Economics with a law and anthropology degree and was called as a barrister of Lincoln's Inn following post graduation from the University of Law.[9]
Career
Chowdhury was elected to Jatiya Sangsad on 30 December 2018 in 2018 general election from Chittagong-9 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[10] He was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education in the 4th Cabinet of Sheikh Hasina.[11]
From 2016 to 2019, Chowdhury held the position of "Organising Secretary" of Bangladesh Awami League in the party's Central Committee. During his tenure in the secretarial body, he helped win the Narayanganj City Corporation Election in 2016 which was the first City election with direct political party nomination in Bangladesh. He was one of the youngest organising secretaries of Awami League and was credited for managing the party in important districts such as Gazipur, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Shariatpur, Gopalganj, etc. which districts are considered Awami League heartlands.[12] On 25 June 2018, he apologized to Bangladesh Election Commission for violating electoral code of conduct.[13]
Chowdhury was a partner of The Legal Circle, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh before his ministerial appointment.[14][15] On 27 December 2019, he was removed from central executive committee of Awami League as part of the party's strategy to separate the government from the party.[16]
On 9 April 2021, Chowdhury said that the government might reconsider recognizing the highest degree from Qwami Madrassa Board.[17]
References
- ↑ "Awami League candidate Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel from Chattogram -9 Seat waving hands during an election campaign at Askadighipar area recently." (in en). The New Nation. http://thedailynewnation.com/news/200941/awami-league-candidate-barrister-mohibul-hasan-chowdhury-nowfel-from-chattogram--9-seat-waving-hands-during-an-election-campaign-at--askadighipar-area-recently.
- ↑ "Honorable Deputy Ministers" (in en). https://cabinet.gov.bd/site/page/28b4f09d-8797-4591-9cd6-46b93a58f674/.
- ↑ Template:Cite report
- ↑ "CU sexual assault: Arrestees are BCL activists, supporters, Rab says" (in en). The Daily Star. 23 July 2022. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/cu-sexual-assault-rab-arrests-4-direct-involvement-3077221.
- ↑ (in bn). odhikar. https://www.odhikar.news/national/39219/.
- ↑ "It's Mohiuddin Again". The Daily Star. 2005-05-13. http://www.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/05/02/news.htm.
- ↑ "Opposition win in Chittagong poll". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4532953.stm.
- ↑ "Nowfel’s mother tests positive for COVID-19" (in en). New Age. https://www.newagebd.net/article/106341/nowfels-mother-tests-positive-for-covid-19.
- ↑ "Barrister Nowfel is the name of a surprise in AL politics" (in bn). ctgbarta24. http://www.ctgbarta24.com/%E0%A6%86-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF/.
- ↑ "Chattogram-9 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018" (in en). The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Chattogram-9&d=chattogram.
- ↑ "Oldest minister MA Mannan, youngest Nowfel". Dhaka Tribune. 8 January 2019. https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/government-affairs/2019/01/08/oldest-minister-ma-mannan-youngest-nowfel.
- ↑ "Nowfel will continue to fulfill the expectations" (in bn). ekushey-tv.com. https://ekushey-tv.com/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2/60204.
- ↑ "Noufel apologises to EC for violating poll code" (in en). The Daily Star. 2018-06-25. https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/awami-league-leader-noufel-apologises-election-commission-ec-violating-election-code-gazipur-city-corporation-polls-2018-1595050.
- ↑ "Youth representative Barrister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel" (in bn). sondesh24. https://www.sondesh24.com/nowfel/.
- ↑ (in bn)Samakal. https://www.samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-khobor/article/17124435/.
- ↑ "9 ministers dropped from AL committee" (in en). The Daily Star. 2019-12-27. https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/9-ministers-dropped-al-committee-1845910.
- ↑ "Govt may reconsider recognition of top Qawmi degree: Deputy education minister" (in en). The Daily Star. 2021-04-09. https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh/news/govt-may-reconsider-recognition-top-qawmi-degree-deputy-education-minister-2074581.
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