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Manirul Haque Chowdhury

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Manirul Haque Chowdhury
Chowdhury in 2025
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byA. K. M. Bahauddin
ConstituencyComilla-6
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byMustafa Kamal
Succeeded byTazul Islam
ConstituencyComilla-9
In office
25 April 1988 – 24 November 1995
Preceded byAbul Kalam Mazumdar
Succeeded byAmin ur Rashid Yasin
ConstituencyComilla-9
Personal details
Born1946 (age 79–80)
Noagram, Tipperah district, British India
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Other political
affiliations
Jatiya Party (Ershad)

Manirul Haque Chowdhury (born 1946) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a current member of Jatiya Sangsad for Comilla-6 He was also a member of parliament for Comilla-9.[1]

Biography

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Chowdhury was born in 1946 in Noagram village of Tipperah district, British India (now in Comilla, Bangladesh).[2] In 1968, he organised protests under Ghulam Azam's leadership.[3]

Chowdhury was the president of the Bangladesh Chhatra League from 1974 to 1975. Later, he joined the Jatiya Party.[4] He was elected to parliament from Comilla-9 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988 and 1991.[5][6] He was elected to parliament from Comilla-9 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.[6]

Chowdhury served as the general secretary of Mohammedan SC during the late 70s and early 80s.[7]

Controversy

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On 14 July 2026, during a speech in the parliament, Chowdhury ridiculed Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh's member of the parliament Syed Abdullah Mohammed Taher's wife niqab. His statements instantly sparked protests from the opposition and was later expunged by the deputy speaker Kayser Kamal. It drew widespread criticism from the public. Protests were organized on the streets. Several Islamic organisations and other political parties including National Citizen Party, Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ "Arson case: Ex-MP Manirul Haque Chowdhury sent to jail". Dhaka Tribune. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Nantu, Mahfuz (3 November 2025). কুমিল্লা-৬ আসনে চমক দেখালেন মনিরুল হক চৌধুরী [Monirul Haque Chowdhury surprises in Comilla-6 constituency] (in Bengali). NTV.
  3. ↑ Channel24. "মনিরুল হক চৌধুরীর বক্তব্য ঘিরে সংসদে হট্টগোল". Channel 24. Retrieved 20 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ রাজপথ কাঁপানো সেই ছাত্রলীগ নেতারা কে কোথায়? [Who are those Chhatra League leaders who are shaking the streets?] (in Bengali). Ekushey TV. 4 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "How Lokman and Co tainted Mohammedan's legacy". Dhaka Tribune. 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  8. ↑
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