Rabeya Chowdhury

Rabeya Chowdhury
রাবেয়া চৌধুরী
Member of 2nd Jatiya Sangsad
In office 1979–1982
Succeeded by	AJ Enayet Nur
Constituency	Women's Reserved Seat-26
Member of 5th and 6th Jatiya Sangsad
In office 1991–1996
Succeeded by	Panna Kaiser
Constituency	Women's Reserved Seat-27
Member of 8th Jatiya Sangsad
In office 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded by	Rabia Bhuiyan
Succeeded by	Tahura Ali
Constituency	Women's Reserved Seat-19
Personal details
Born	১১ জানুয়ারী ১৯৩৫ Comilla District
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent	Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury

Rabeya Chowdhury (Bengali: রাবেয়া চৌধুরী) is a prominent Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. She is one of the vice chairpersons of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and also the Comilla District BNP president. She is a former member of the Jatiya Sangsad for four terms from a reserved seat.

Early life

Chowdhury was born into a family from Batgram in Comilla District. She was the daughter of prominent politician Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury and poet Razia Khatun Chowdhurani. She married Nasiruddin Chowdhury (d. 20 May 2020), a former honorary magistrate, with whom she had two sons and a daughter.

Career

Chowdhury is a senior leader in Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), a vice chairperson in the BNP's Central Committee and also Comilla District BNP president. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979, 1991 and 2005.