| Office | Member of Parliament
|
|---|---|
| Term start | 10 July 1986 |
| Term end | 6 December 1987 |
| Predecessor | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury |
| Successor | Md. Nazrul Islam |
| Predecessor | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury |
| Successor | A.B.M. Fazle Karim Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Chittagong-7 |
| Constituency | Chittagong-6
|
| Nationality | Bangladeshi
|
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party
|
| Children | Sameer Quader Chowdhury
|
Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Chittagong-6 and Chittagong-7 constituencies.[1]
Career
Chowdhury's candidacy in the 2008 election was cancelled by the returning officer of Bangladesh Election Commission as a court order that cleared him a loan defaulting case did not reach the commissions office before the deadline.[2]
In November 2009, Chowdhury's residence was attacked allegedly by Awami League activists.[3]
On 20 May 2010, Chowdhury collected nominations papers to contest the Chittagong City Corporation mayoral elections.[4] In September 2010, an arrest warrant was issued against him and his brother, Saifuddin Quader Chowdhury, on a bad check case.[5]
Two of Chowdhury's followers were lynched by a mob when they were fleeing after shooting a local Jubo League leader on 24 October 2013.[6]
Chowdhury is a vice chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as of August 2016.[7][8] He is the former President of Chittagong District (north) unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[9] He is a director of QC Container Line Ltd and QC Shipping Ltd, both of which are family-owned companies.[10] He is also a director of Dacca Dyeing.[11]
On 3 June 2018, Chowdhury secured bail in two cases, one over threatening Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and another over vandalizing cars, from the High Court Division.[12]
On 30 October 2019, Chowdhury was sentenced to three years imprisonment for making derogatory comments about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[13] He went on the run after securing a bail from the High Court Division.[13]
Personal life
Chowdhury's father, Fazlul Quader Chowdhury, was the speaker of the parliament of Pakistan.[14] His brother, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, was a former member of parliament and convicted war criminal.[15][16] He has three other brothers, and Salman F. Rahman is his cousin.[10]
References
- ↑ Infighting now foils Ctg south BNP meeting. The Daily Star(3 May 2017). Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ 33 denied tickets in Ctg district, Barua, Dwaipayan. The Daily Star(2008-12-05). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ Delwar condemns attack on house of GQ Chy. The Daily Star(2009-11-09). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ Nomination papers to be filed quietly, Report, Star. The Daily Star(2010-05-20). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ Law and Our Rights. archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ Mob beats 2 to death in Ctg, Correspondent, Staff. The Daily Star(2013-10-24). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ Humam doesn't know where he was all these days. Prothom Alo. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ BNP names members of its leaders' families in new committee. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Defamation case: Charges framed against Giasuddin Chy. Prothom Alo. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Feuding SQ Chy family wanders in legal maze. The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ D A C C A D Y E I N G. dacca-dyeing.com.
- ↑ BNP leader Giasuddin gets bail, Report, Star Online. The Daily Star(2018-06-03). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Derogatory remarks against PM: BNP leader jailed for 3yrs, Report, Star Online. The Daily Star(2019-10-30). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ↑ War-time terror Salauddin Quader Chy to die. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Hanged war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury's son returns home after seven months. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Salauddin Quader's family speaks to media at 1971 Goods Hill torture chamber. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.