Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury

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Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury
সৈয়দা সাজেদা চৌধুরী
Deputy Leader of Jatiya Sangsad
Assumed office
12 February 2009
Personal details
Born (1935-05-08) 8 May 1935 (age 86)
Magura District, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Golam Akbar Chowdhury
Occupationpolitician

Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury (born 8 May 1935)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician. She became the Jatiya Sangsad member from the Faridpur-2 constituency in 2008, being re-elected in 2014 and 2018,.[2] She became the Deputy Leader of the House of Bangladesh Parliament on 12 February 2019 for the third consecutive term.[3][4] Earlier she served as the Environment and Forest Minister of Bangladesh. She was awarded Independence Day Award in 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh.[5]

Political career[]

Chowdhury became the deputy leader of the House of Bangladesh Parliament in February 2009.[6]

Corruption allegation[]

On 10 July 2008, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against Chowdhury in connection with concealing wealth worth Tk 1.38 million and amassing it illegally.[7][8] Chowdhury denied the allegation.[9] On 18 November 2008, Bangladesh High Court stayed the proceedings against her in the case which was again upheld by the Supreme Court on 15 February 2010.[7] She was granted bail by the High Court.[10] On 29 November 2010, High Court revoked the proceedings of the case on the ground that the charges against Chowdhury were not specifically disclosed in the case.[11]

Personal life[]

Chowdhury was married to Golam Akbar Chowdhury (d. 2015).[12]

References[]

  1. ^ সৈয়দা সাজেদা চৌধুরীর ৮৩তম জন্মদিন আজ [Today is the 83rd birthday of Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury] (in Bengali). Jugantor. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Sajeda to be deputy leader of House". The Daily Star. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Key Person of Bangladesh Parliament". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Sajeda new deputy leader of House". The Daily Star. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b "SC upholds HC order to stay case against Sajeda Chy". The Daily Star. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  8. ^ "ACC sues Sajeda Chy, AKM Jahangir". The Daily Star. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Sajeda bins graft claims against her". The Daily Star. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Tofail, Sajeda, MK Anwar granted bail". The Daily Star. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  11. ^ "HC quashes graft case against Sajeda". The Daily Star. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Golam Akbar Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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