Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Chittagong-6 and Chittagong-7 constituencies.[1]
Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
গিয়াস উদ্দিন কাদের চৌধুরী | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Chittagong-6 |
| In office 10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Golam Akbar Khandaker |
| Succeeded by | Nazrul Islam |
| Constituency | Chittagong-7 |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Relations | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury (brother) AKM Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury (uncle) ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury (cousin) |
| Children | Sameer Quader Chowdhury |
| Parent(s) | Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (father) Syeda Selima Quader (mother) |
| Relatives | The Chowdhury family of Chittagong |
Career
Chowdhury's candidacy in the 2008 election was cancelled by the returning officer of Bangladesh Election Commission as a court order that cleared him a loan defaulting case did not reach the commissions office before the deadline.[2]
In November 2009, Chowdhury's residence was attacked allegedly by Awami League activists.[3]
On 20 May 2010, Chowdhury collected nominations papers to contest the Chittagong City Corporation mayoral elections.[4] In September 2010, an arrest warrant was issued against him and his brother, Saifuddin Quader Chowdhury, on a bad check case.[5]
Two of Chowdhury's followers were lynched by a mob when they were fleeing after shooting a local Jubo League leader on 24 October 2013.[6]
Chowdhury is a vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as of August 2016.[7][8] He is the former President of Chittagong District (north) unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[9] He is a director of QC Container Line Ltd and QC Shipping Ltd, both of which are family-owned companies.[10] He is also a director of Dacca Dyeing.[11]
On 3 June 2018, Chowdhury secured bail in two cases, one over threatening Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and another over vandalizing cars, from the High Court Division.[12]
On 30 October 2019, Chowdhury was sentenced to three years imprisonment for making derogatory comments about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[13] He went on the run after securing a bail from the High Court Division.[13]
Personal life
Chowdhury's father, Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, was the speaker of the parliament of Pakistan.[14] His brother, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, was a former member of parliament and convicted war criminal.[15][16] He has three other brothers, and Salman F. Rahman is his cousin.[10]