Salma Chowdhury

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]

Salma Chowdhury
সালমা চৌধুরী
Member of 11th Jatiya Sangsad of Reserved Seats for Women Seat-34
In office
4 August 2019 – 31 December 2023
Preceded byRushema Begum
Personal details
Born (1971-11-01) 1 November 1971
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyAwami League
Parent
OccupationPolitician

Career

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

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
  1. "Constituency 334_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. বিনা প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতায় এমপি নির্বাচিত হলেন সালমা চৌধুরী. Jugantor (in Bengali). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. সংরক্ষিত আসন উপনির্বাচনে সালমা চৌধুরী এমপি নির্বাচিত. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. আ. লীগের সালমা চৌধুরী সংসদ সদস্য নির্বাচিত. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "Covid-19: Rajbari MP Salma Chowdhury airlifted to Dhaka". The Daily Star. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. "New Secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Department Soleman Khan". Kalbela. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2024.


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