Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury
উবায়দুল মোকতাদির চৌধুরী
Minister of Housing and Public Works
Assumed office
11 January 2024
Preceded bySharif Ahmed, Minister of State
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2011[1]
Preceded byLutful Hai Sachchu
ConstituencyBrahmanbaria-3
Personal details
Born (1955-03-01) March 1, 1955
Brahmanbaria
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
EducationB.Sc (Hon's), MSS (Political Science,DU), Diploma in Rural Poverty Alleviation (AIT, Bangkok)[1]
OccupationPolitics, Business, Agricultural, Fisheries & Consultancy[1]
ChairmanParliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Hill Tracts

R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury (Bengali: উবায়দুল মোকতাদির চৌধুরী) is a Bangladesh Awami League Politician and Minister of Housing and Public Works of Bangladesh. He is a Member of Parliament for Brahmanbaria-3 constituency. He was an Assistant Secretary in the Government of Bangladesh.

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 1 March 1955. He has B.S.S and MSS from the University of Dhaka.[1] Besides he also studied Diploma in Rural Poverty Alleviation Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok)

Career

Chowdhury was an assistant secretary in the government of Bangladesh. Chowdhury was elected to Parliament in 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate from Brahmanbaria-3.[1] He is the Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Hill Tracts.[2]

According to newspaper report, his supporters attacked Hindu owned homes and business in November 2016.[3] A Bangladesh Police investigation blamed local political feud and negligence of the local police for the religious violence.[4] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed anger over Chowdhury's role in the religious violence.[5] In November 2017, he called journalists "illiterate, inefficient, and corrupt".[6] He is the President of Brahmanbaria district Awami League.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Constituency 245_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Poor management to blame for losses". The Daily Star. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "AL MP Muktadir blamed for attacks". The New Nation. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Police find negligence of own personnel, political feud in attacks on Hindus". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nasirnagar Attacks: PM angry over AL MP's role". The Daily Star. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  6. ↑ "Journalists illiterate, inefficient, corrupt". The Daily Star. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "39 arches to greet chief guest!". The Daily Star. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.


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