Ahsanul Hoque Chowdhury

{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Ahsanul Hoque Chowdhury

|native_name = আহ্সানুল হক চৌধুরি

|native_name_lang = bn

|constituency_MP = Rangpur-2

|parliament = Bangladesh

|term_start = 29 January 2014

|term_end = 6 August 2024

|predecessor = Anisul Islam Mondal

|birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1968|10|06|df=y}}

|party = Bangladesh Awami League

}}

Abul Kalam Md. Ahsanul Haque Chowdhury (born 6 October 1968){{Cite web |title=Abul Kalam Md. Ahsanul Haque Chowdhury |url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/member-profile/012002001/abul-kalam-md-ahsanul-haque-chowdhury|access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Bangladesh Parliament}} is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rangpur-2 constituency during 2014–2024.

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 6 October 1968. He has a B.A., M.A., and LLB.{{Cite web|title=Constituency 20 |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/get-involved/242-mps-category/mps-of-10th-parliament/2400-constituency-20-10th-en|access-date=2021-05-28|website=Bangladesh Parliament}}

Career

Chowdhury was elected to Parliament from Rangpur-2 on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. Local Awami League leaders in Rangpur District accused him of monopolizing power and controlling local politics in December 2017.{{cite news |title=AL MP accused of monopolising power |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/168063/MP-of-Badarganj-accused-of-monopolising-power |access-date=15 December 2018 |work=Prothom Alo}} In February 2017, he was warned by the speaker for using expletives in parliament against Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank.{{cite news |title=JS Speaker warns AL MP for hurling expletives at Dr Yunus |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/js-speaker-warns-al-mp-hurling-expletives-dr-yunus-1360936 |access-date=15 December 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=14 February 2017}} He is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Industry.{{cite news |title=JS body suggests submitting report on BSCIC bill 2016 before JS |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/98956/2017-06-12 |access-date=15 December 2018 |work=The Independent |location=Dhaka}}

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