Omor Faruk Chowdhury

Omor Faruk Chowdhury (born 2 January 1960)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Rajshahi-1 constituency. He served as a state minister of industries from September 2012 until January 2014.[2][3]

Omor Faruk Chowdhury
ওমর ফারুক চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
for Rajshahi-1
Assumed office
25 January 2019
Preceded byAminul Haque
State Minister of Industries
In office
16 September 2012 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byRezaul Karim
Succeeded byKamal Ahmed Majumder
Personal details
Born (1960-02-01) 1 February 1960
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Education and career

Chowdhury has a LLB degree.[1]

Chowdhury was elected to the parliament from Rajshahi-1 in 2008 and on 5 January 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[4] He was sent a show cause notice by the Bangladesh Election Commission on April 2016 for violating electoral code by supporting candidates in local elections.[5] He is a former State Minister of Industries.

On 15 January 2018, Chowdhury was accused by a Prothom Alo report of being involved in a drug trade.[6] He denied the allegations in a rejoinder to the Prothom Alo. The Prothom Alo replied the report was based on a report by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the Drug Trade in Rajshahi.[7]

On 27 February 2019, the Election Commission ordered Chowdhury to leave an Upazila electoral zone in Rajshahi for violating rules.[8]

References
  1. "Constituency 52_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. "MKA replaces Shahara". The Daily Star. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. "35 to get CIP cards today for industrial excellence". The Daily Star. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. "Sheikh Omor Faruque History". Amarmp. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. "EC issues show-cause notice to Rajshahi-1 MP Sheikh Omor Faruque". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. Azad, Abul Kalam Muhammad. "AL MP patronising drug trade!". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  7. "AL MP protests at drug trading report". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  8. "EC orders Rajshahi MP Omor Faruk Chowdhury to leave Upazila election zone". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.


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