Rabeya Chowdhury

Rabeya Chowdhury is a prominent Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. She is one of the vice chairpersons of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and also the Comilla District BNP president. She is a former member of the Jatiya Sangsad for four terms from a reserved seat.

Rabeya Chowdhury
রাবেয়া চৌধুরী
Member of Jatiya Sangsad
In office 3 September 2005 – 29 October 2006
Preceded by	Rabia Bhuiyan
Succeeded by	Tahura Ali
Constituency	Reserved Women's Seat-19
In office 5 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Succeeded by	Panna Kaiser
Constituency	Reserved Women's Seat-27
In office 2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	AJ Enayet Nur
Constituency	Reserved Women's Seat-26
Personal details
Political party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Parent	Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury (father)

Early life

Chowdhury was born into a family from Batgram in Comilla District. She was the daughter of politician Ashrafuddin Ahmad Chowdhury^[1] and poet Razia Khatun Chowdhurani. She married Nasiruddin Chowdhury (d. 2020), a former magistrate, with whom she had two sons and a daughter.^[2]

Career

Chowdhury is a senior leader in Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), a vice chairperson in the BNP's Central Committee and also Comilla District BNP president. Chowdhury was elected to parliament from a reserved seat as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979, 1991^{[citation needed]} and 2005.^[3]