Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury
শাহদাব আকবর চৌধুরী
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Faridpur-2
In office
15 November 2022 – 6 August 2024
Preceded bySyeda Sajeda Chowdhury
Personal details
Born (1962-07-13) 13 July 1962 (age 64)
PartyBangladesh Awami League
Parents

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury (born 13 July 1962) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Faridpur-2 constituency elected at the 2022 by-polls. The seat became vacant when then incumbent, Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, also his mother, died in office on 11 September 2022.

Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury is also known as Labu Chowdhury.

Background

Shahdab was born to Golam Akbar Chowdhury (d. 2015) and Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (d. 2022).

Political career

At the bypoll election held on 5 November 2022, Chowdhury received 68,812 votes out of the 83,690, while his only opponent, Zainul Abedin Bakul Miah of Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan got 14,878.

References

  1. ↑ "Member profile". Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sajeda's son Labu gets AL nomination in Faridpur-2 by-polls". BSS. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury takes oath as MP". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury elected MP in Faridpur-2 bypolls amid low turnout". bdnews24.com. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Son Labu gets AL nomination in Sajeda Chowdhury's vacant seat - National - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Golam Akbar Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2022.