Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (14 October 1950 – 8 November 2022) was a Bangladeshi politician of

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

and a four-term

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member representing the

Chittagong-15 Chittagong-15 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Lohagara Upazila and all but six unio ...

constituency. He served as the state minister for forest and environment ministry in the

Second Khaleda Cabinet The second Khaleda cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 8th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 2001 general election. The cabinet took office on 10 October 2001 and left office on 29 October 2006. The Prime M ...

during 2001–2006.

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 14 October 1950. He completed his undergraduate in commerce.

Career

Chowdhury served as a state minister for environment and forest in the

. He was nominated from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Chittagong-15 for the

2008 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 29 December 2008. The two main parties in the election were the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Khaleda Zia, and the Bangladesh Awami League Party, led by Sheikh Hasina. The Bangladesh Awa ...

. In June 2009, he made the Joint Convenor of Bangladesh Nationalist Party unit of Chittagong South. In 2010, he served as the Chittagong south district President of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was the only member of parliament from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the Bangladesh-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group. His cousin, Aminur Rahman Chowdhury, was charged with being involved in the murder of 11 members of a Hindu family in the Banshkhali carnage case.

Personal life and death

Chowdhury died in Chittagong on 8 November 2022, at the age of 72.

References

1950 births 2022 deaths People from Banshkhali Upazila Politicians from Chittagong Division Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members State Ministers of Environment and Forests (Bangladesh) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub