Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury (known as Nixon Chowdhury; born 3 March 1978) is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent

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 B ...

member representing the

Faridpur-4 Faridpur-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by independent politician Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bhanga and Charbhadrasan upazilas, and a ...

constituency.

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 3 March 1978 in

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. He came from a

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family of Chowdhuries from the village of Duttapara in Shibchar,

Madaripur District Madaripur ( bn, মাদারীপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh. History Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakergan ...

. His parents, Ilias Ahmed Chowdhury and Sheikh Feroza Begum, were cousins of Prime Minister

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. His father was a politician and came from a ''

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'' family whilst his mother, Sheikh Feroza Begum, was a housewife. Chowdhury had Iraqi

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ancestry through both of his grandmothers, who were direct descendants of the 15th-century Muslim preacher Sheikh Awwal of

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. Both of his grandmothers were also sisters of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

. His brother

Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury ( bn, নূর-ই-আলম চৌধুরী; born 1 June 1964), also known by his daak naam Liton, is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and Member of Parliament from Madaripur-1 and the Chief whip of Jatiya Sangsa ...

is a member of parliament.

Education

He studied up to SSC or grade ten.

Career

Chowdhury has been elected as a member of parliament for the 2nd time in

2018 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad. The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina. According to political scientist Ali Ria ...

from Faridpur-4 constituency. He beat Awami League candidate

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. Previously he was elected to Parliament for the first time from Faridpur-4 as an independent rebel candidate beating Awami League candidate and the then Member of Parliament from Faridpur-4,

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. In 2020, Chowdhury was made a presidium member of

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Controversy

Chowdhury was criticised for his role in the Padma Bridge graft scandal.

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admitted to bribing him in order to obtain contracts. He was questioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission regarding this case. Soon after the case emanated,

disavowed her nephew and campaigned for his opponent during the

2014 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 5 January 2014, in accordance with the constitutional requirement that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the term of the Jatiya Sangshad on 24 January 2014. ...

. Chowdhury reportedly threatened civil servants working in

. He reportedly also called the UNO of Charbhadrasan and verbally abused him. A complaint letter against Chowdhury, issued by the

Cabinet Division The Cabinet Division ( bn, মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ) is the executive office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. As a division of the Government of Bangladesh, the office is responsible for the executive administrat ...

, said that "MP Nixon Chowdhury had threatened and defamed the Faridpur district commissioner, upazila nirbahi officer (UNO), executive magistrates and the local administration on the day of the election, the day before, and the day after." He also defamed and threatened the DC of Faridpur in a political rally, calling him a 'razakar'. An audio clip of Nixon Chowdhury verbally abusing an executive went viral on social media, although he claimed it was fabricated. The Election Commission has filed a case against him for violating electoral code of conduct. Chowdhury's lawyers filed a petition with the

High Court of Bangladesh The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...

seeking anticipatory bail. He was granted an anticipatory bail by on October 21, 2020.

Personal life

Chowdhury's first wife died under suspicious circumstances. While his personal assistant claimed she "slipped and fell" from the rooftop of the couple's six story apartment building, an unnatural death case was filed with Gulshan police. An autopsy was never performed and her family took the body without an official autopsy. He is currently married to Tareen Hossain, managing director of ''The Daily Ittefaq''. They have a son and Chowdhury has a daughter from his first wife.

References

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