Jafrul Islam Chowdhury

Jafrul Islam Chowdhury (born 14 October 1950)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a 4-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-15 constituency.[2] He served as the state minister for forest and environment ministry in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.[3]

Jafrul Islam Chowdhury
জাফরুল ইসলাম চৌধুরী
State Minister of Environment and Forest
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Member of Parliament
for Chittagong-15
In office
19 March 1996 – 20 November 2013
Preceded bySultanul Kabir Chowdhury
Succeeded byAbu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin
Personal details
Born (1950-10-14) 14 October 1950
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life

Chowdhury was born on 14 October 1950. He completed his undergraduate in commerce.[1]

Career

Chowdhury served as a state minister for environment and forest in the Second Khaleda Cabinet.[4] He was nominated from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Chittagong-15 for the 2008 Bangladeshi general election.[5] In June 2009, he made the Joint Convenor of Bangladesh Nationalist Party unit of Chittagong South.[6] In 2010, he served as the Chittagong south district President of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[7] He was the only member of parliament from Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the Bangladesh-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group.[8]

References
  1. "Constituency 292". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "CUJ programmes to implement wage board". The Daily Star. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh in India elephant plea". BBC News. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. "'World environment affected for unplanned dev of rich countries'". The Daily Star. BSS. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. "15 BNP candidates in Ctg, one for alliance". The Daily Star. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. "BNP announces names of conveners, jt conveners". The Daily Star. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  7. "Country has plunged into disastrous situation". The Daily Star. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  8. "10 MPs to visit Japan to meet Jica high-ups". The Daily Star. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2018.


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