Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie

Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-3 constituency.[1]

Shahiduddin Chowdhury Annie
শহীদ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী এ্যানি
Member of Parliament
for Lakshmipur-3
In office
28 October 2001 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded byA.K.M. Shahjahan Kamal
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Career

Annie was elected to parliament from Laxmipur-3 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001 and 2008.[2] He is the Publicity Affairs Secretary of the party.[3] His 2018 election campaign was attacked by Bangladesh Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League members.[4]

In August 2008, Annie was jailed after he had surrendered on charges for extorting Tk 25 lakh from a construction firm in 2005.[5]

In October 2014, Anti-Corruption Commission filed charges against Annie for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1.4 core and concealing information about Tk 13.14 lakh.[6]

In January 2016, Annie was sent to jail after two Dhaka courts denied him bail in nine violence cases.[7]

In January 2019, Annie got a bail in a case filed over a clash during the national elections campaign.[8]

References
  1. "Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results". The Daily Star. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. "Lakshmipur 3: AL eager to retain BNP stronghold". Dhaka Tribune. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. "BNP leader Annie gets bail". banglanews24.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. "Lakshmipur BNP candidate Annie's campaign attacked, 30 hurt". Dhaka Tribune. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. "Ex- BNP MP Anne sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  6. "Graft case: HC clears way to resume trial against BNP leader Anne". The Daily Star. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  7. "BNP leader Annie sent to jail after surrender". The Daily Star. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  8. "BNP leader Annie gets bail". www.banglanews24.com. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-12.


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