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nomination in the 1980s. He also said it was an "open secret" that gambling took place at
Abahani club in Chittagong. Chowdhury's son, Nazmul Karim Chowdhury Sharun, also faced criticism after a phone call was leaked in which he threatened to beat up Chittagong Awami League sports affairs secretary, Didarul Alam Chowdhury. Around the same time a video of Sharun shooting an Ak style rifle went viral in Bangladesh and for which he faced criticism. After the video, he was excluded from the entourage of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum.
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that if the youth weren't allowed to play cards they would mug people and expressed anger over the raids by law enforcement agencies. Khorshed Alam Sujan, Vice
President of Chittagong Awami League, said that Chowdhury was an "infiltrator" who had previously elected ward commissioner on a Jatiya Party
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announced that it was investigating
Chowdhury and a few other Awami League politicians on corruption allegation and involvement with the illegal casino operations. The commission announced it was getting ready to file charges against Chowdhury. In November 2019 a travel ban was imposed on him. The
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I have respect for the country's judiciary, constitutional institutions, and media. The ACC has the authority to conduct inquiries and investigations against anyone. However, disclosing information in the media at the initial stage of an investigation without determining its veracity causes
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Chowdhury received the prestigious
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