Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel

Bangladeshi politician

Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel
শফিউল আলম চৌধুরী নাদেল
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Moulvibazar-2
In office
10 January 2024 – 6 August 2024[1]
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded bySultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1969-02-11) 11 February 1969 (age 55)[2]
Moulvibazar, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseAmatul Aziz Fahima Chowdhury
Children3
Alma materMurari Chand College
OccupationPolitician, Sports organizer
Websitewww.sac-nadel.net

Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel (born 11 February 1969) is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Moulvibazar-2 constituency served in 2024.[3][4][5] He is an organizing secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.[6] He is also a director of Bangladesh Cricket Board.[7]

Early life

Nadel was born on 11 February 1969 in a Bengali Muslim family of Kulaura in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh. His paternal residence is the Koula Chowdhury Bari which is a branch of the Zamindars of Kanihati. Whereas, his maternal residence is the Bishkuti Saheb Bari where his maternal grandfather was popularly known as "Bishkuti Saheb". Nadel is the eldest son of Shamsul Alam Chowdhury and Mashuda Akhter Chowdhury. Through his paternal grandmother Nadel is a distant cousin of Nawab Ali Abbas Khan former MP of Moulvibazar-2.[citation needed]

Career

Nadel is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He started his political career in the Awami League by becoming the president of the Sylhet City School (now Sylhet Government Pilot High School) Chhatra League in 1986. Currently he is the organizing secretary of the Awami League Central Parishad.[8] He became the nominated candidate of the Awami League from Moulvibazar-2 constituency in the 12th national parliament election.[3][9] He won the election on 7 January 2024. He is a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[10] He is also the chairman of the Bangladesh women's national cricket team.[11] He became the member of the Standing Committee on Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on 4 February 2024.[12][13]

Personal life

In 2000, Nadel married Amatul Aziz Fahima Chowdhury. He has two daughters, Maisha and Maria, and a son, Maaj Alam.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "President dissolves parliament". The Daily Star. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Shafiul Alam Chowdhury". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b মৌলভীবাজার-২ আসনে নাদেল বিজয়ী. Kaler Kantho. January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ মৌলভীবাজার-২ আসনে জয়ী নৌকার নাদেল. Protidiner Bangladesh (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ মৌলভীবাজার-২ আসনে বিজয়ী শফিউল আলম চৌধুরী নাদেল. B Barta 24. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Moulvibazar : Shofiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, Organizing Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League distributes food items among the flood-hit families at Shahabuddin Community Center in Joychandi Union of Kulaura Upazila on Thursday". The New Nation. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ^ "BCB director Shafiul Nadel tests positive for Covid-19". The Daily Star. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ^ "AL's organising secretary Nadel infected with Coronavirus". Daily Sun. May 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  9. ^ কুলাউড়ায় নাদেলের বড় জয়. sylhettoday24.news. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel - Director at Bangladesh Cricket Board". THE ORG. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  11. ^ "BCB Women's Wing Chairman Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel". BCB.
  12. ^ "Hon'ble Members of Standing Committee on Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ বেসামরিক বিমান পরিবহন ও পর্যটন মন্ত্রণালয় সম্পর্কিত কমিটি গঠন. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).