Manirul Haque Chowdhury (born 1946) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a current member of Jatiya Sangsad for Comilla-6 He was also a member of parliament for Comilla-9.
Biography Chowdhury was born in 1946 in Noagram village of Tipperah district, British India (now in Comilla, Bangladesh). In 1968, he organised protests under Ghulam Azam's leadership.
Chowdhury was the president of the Bangladesh Chhatra League from 1974 to 1975. Later, he joined the Jatiya Party. He was elected to parliament from Comilla-9 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988 and 1991. He was elected to parliament from Comilla-9 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.
Chowdhury served as the general secretary of Mohammedan SC during the late 70s and early 80s.
Controversy On 14 July 2026, during a speech in the parliament, Chowdhury ridiculed Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh's member of the parliament Syed Abdullah Mohammed Taher's wife niqab. His statements instantly sparked protests from the opposition and was later expunged by the deputy speaker Kayser Kamal. It drew widespread criticism from the public. Protests were organized on the streets, with participation by several Islamic organisations and other political parties including National Citizen Party and the Bangladesh Khelafot Andolon.
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