Shamsul Haque Chowdhury
Bangladeshi politician from Chittagong District
Shamsul Haque Chowdhury (Bengali: শামসুল হক চৌধুরী; born 20 July 1957) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Chittagong-12. He is also the general secretary of Chittagong based football club Chittagong Abahani.
Early life
Chowdhury was born 20 July 1957 in Shovonandi, Patiya Upazila, Chittagong District.
Career
Chowdhury received the prestigious National Sports Award 2013 in Organizer (football) category. Chowdhury was a councilor of Bangladesh Football Federation in 2008. In April 2008, before the elections of Bangladesh Football Federation, he filed a motion challenging the candidacy of Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu, Golam Rabbani Helal, and Kazi Salahuddin. His motion was dismissed by the election commission of the federation. In July 2008, he was made a member of the development committee of Bangladesh Football Federation.
Chowdhury was elected to Parliament from Chittagong-11 in 2008 as a candidate of Awami League. In January 2012, he was investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission for allegation of irregularities over the distribution of government relief.
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