R. A. M. Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury ( bn, উবায়দুল মোকতাদির চৌধুরী) was an assistant secretary in the government of Bangladesh. He is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Brahmanbaria-3.

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 1 March 1955. He has B.S.S and MSS from the University of Dhaka. Besides he also studied Diploma in Rural Poverty Alleviation

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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. He is the Chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Hill Tracts. According to newspaper report, his supporters attacked Hindu owned homes and business in November 2016. A Bangladesh Police investigation blamed local political feud and negligence of the local police for the religious violence. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed anger over Chowdhury's role in the religious violence. In November 2017, he called journalists "illiterate, inefficient, and corrupt". He is the President of Brahmanbaria district Awami League.

References

Awami League politicians Living people 10th Jatiya Sangsad members University of Dhaka alumni 1955 births 11th Jatiya Sangsad members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub