Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury

Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury (22 July 1951 – 13 September 2021)[1][2] was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member from a reserved seat during 2019–2021.[3]

Masuda M Rashid Chowdhury
মাসুদা এম রাশিদ চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
for Reserved Women's Seat-45
In office
20 February 2019 – 13 September 2021
Preceded byMahjabeen Morshed
Succeeded bySharifa Quader
Personal details
Born(1951-07-22)22 July 1951
Died13 September 2021(2021-09-13) (aged 70)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)

Career edit

Chowdhury was a faculty member at the department of sociology of the University of Dhaka.[4] She was elected to the parliament from a reserved seat as a Jatiya Party (Ershad) candidate in February 2019.[5] In June, the then chairperson of the party, Hussain Muhammad Ershad had temporarily suspended her from the party which was reinstated two months later by the new chairperson GM Quader.[6]

Personal life edit

Chowdhury was married to A.B.M. Fazle Rashid Chowdhury Hiru, son of AKM Fazlul Kabir Chowdhury.[7]

Death edit

Chowdhury died on 13 September 2021 at the age of 70 at the BIRDEM hospital in Dhaka.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Constituency 345 Seat-45". Government of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "JP MP Masuda Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "এমপিকে শোকজ, কী হচ্ছে জাতীয় পার্টিতে?". BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Woman entrepreneur Prof. Masuda now MP". m.thedailynewnation.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ "49 female MPs to take oaths of office on Wednesday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. ^ "পদ ফিরে পেলেন জাতীয় পার্টির মাসুদা". Jugantor. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ sun, daily. "Adv. Fazle Rashid Chowdhury's death anniversary Sunday | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Jatiya Party MP Masuda Chowdhury dies at 70". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.