Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury (born 1 January 1970)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the current member of parliament representing the Dinajpur-2 constituency. He is the former minister of state for shipping of Bangladesh.[2] He was a former organizational secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.
Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury | |
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খালিদ মাহমুদ চৌধুরী | |
_(cropped).jpg) Chowdhury in May 2018 | |
| Minister of State for Shipping | |
| In office 11 January 2024 – 5 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | M. A. Matin |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 29 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman |
| Constituency | Dinajpur-2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1970 Dinajpur, East Pakistan |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse | Mosammat Rashidun Ara Hasnin |
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Early life
editChowdhury was born on 31 January 1970. He has a bachelor's degree in commerce.[1]
Career
editChowdhury was elected to parliament from Dinajpur-2 in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024 for four consecutive times.[1] He is the organizing secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League. In September 2018, he asked people in the region not to worry about the National Register of Citizens, being carried out in India. He said this while on a trip to India.[3] He was named state minister of shipping on 6 January 2019 in the 4th cabinet of Sheikh Hasina.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Constituency 07_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud contracts COVID-19". bdnews24.com. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Don't fret over NRC: Bangladesh MP Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury". The Hindu. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury named State minister of shipping".