Salma Chowdhury
Salma Chowdhury | |
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সালমা চৌধুরী | |
| Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women Seat-34 | |
| In office 4 August 2019 – 31 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rushema Begum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1971 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Awami League |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Salma Chowdhury (born 1 November 1971)[1] is an Awami League politician and former Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad in the Reserved Seats for Women.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Chowdhury was elected to parliament from reserved seat in August 2019 by the Awami League representing Rajbari District.[4] In August 2020, she was airlifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital by Bangladesh Air Force from Rajbari District after catching COVID-19.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Chowdhury's father, Md. Abdul Wajed Chowdhury, was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajbari-1 constituency.[6] Her husband, Suleman Khan, is a bureaucrat and secretary of the Ministry of Education.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Constituency 334_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় এমপি নির্বাচিত হলেন সালমা চৌধুরী. Jugantor (in Bengali). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ সংরক্ষিত আসন উপনির্বাচনে সালমা চৌধুরী এমপি নির্বাচিত. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ আ. লীগের সালমা চৌধুরী সংসদ সদস্য নির্বাচিত. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Covid-19: Rajbari MP Salma Chowdhury airlifted to Dhaka". The Daily Star. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ a b "New Secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Department Soleman Khan". Kalbela. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.