Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel (born 11 February 1969) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the Moulvibazar-2 constituency served in 2024. He is an organizing secretary of

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. He is also a director of

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Early life

Nadel was born on 11 February 1969 in a

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family of Kulaura in

Moulvibazar Moulvibazar (), is a town in north-eastern Bangladesh just south of Sylhet. It is the capital of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and Moulvibazar District, and is located on the banks of the Manu River, Tripura, Manu River. History In 1771, Moulvi S ...

, Bangladesh. His paternal residence is the Koula Chowdhury Bari which is a branch of the Zamindars of Kanihati. Whereas, his maternal residence is the Bishkuti Saheb Bari where his maternal grandfather was popularly known as "Bishkuti Saheb". Nadel is the eldest son of Shamsul Alam Chowdhury and Mashuda Akhter Chowdhury. Through his paternal grandmother Nadel is a distant cousin of Nawab Ali Abbas Khan former MP of Moulvibazar-2.

Career

Nadel is a Bangladesh

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politician. He started his political career in the Awami League by becoming the president of the Sylhet City School (now Sylhet Government Pilot High School)

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in 1986. Currently he is the organizing secretary of the Awami League Central Parishad. He became the nominated candidate of the Awami League from Moulvibazar-2 constituency in the 12th national parliament election. He won the election on 7 January 2024. He is a director of the

. He is also the chairman of the

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. He became the member of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on 4 February 2024. After the fall of the

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led Awami League government, Nadel's home in Sylhet was vandalized in April 2025 by activists of

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, the student wing of the

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, along with the homes of other Awami League leaders.

Personal life

In 2000, Nadel married Amatul Aziz Fahima Chowdhury. He has two daughters, Maisha and Maria, and a son, Maaj Alam.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nadel, Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Living people 1966 births People from Moulvibazar District People from Kulaura Upazila Awami League politicians 12th Jatiya Sangsad members