Matia Chowdhury
June 30, 1942 –October 16, 2024
Politician
Lived 82 years
- Born in
- Pirojpur District
- Passed away in
- Evercare Hospital Dhaka
Matia Chowdhury (Bengali: মতিয়া চৌধুরী, romanized: Matiẏā caudhurī; 30 June 1942 – 16 October 2024) was an Awami League leader. She was a deputy leader of parliament, and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sherpur-2 constituency from 2009 to 2024. She held the position of minister of agriculture under the first, second and third premierships of Sheikh Hasina, from 1996 to 2001 and then again from 2009 to 2019 during the periods when the Bangladesh Awami League held power.
She was accused as a perpetrators of the July massacre orchestrated and executed by Sheikh Hasina's toppled regime.
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matia_Chowdhury