Rezaul Karim Chowdhury

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury (; born 31 May 1953) is a Bangladeshi politician and current mayor of Chittagong. He is also the joint general secretary of Chattogram Mahanagar Awami League. He was elected in 2021. Early life and education Chowdhury was born on 31 May 1953 in East Sholashahar ward 7 in Chittagong. He studied at East Sholashahar Primary School. He completed his S. S. C. from Government Muslim High School and H. S. C. from Chittagong College. He has a B.A. from the University of Chittagong. Career Chowdhury was the president of Bangladesh Chhatra League unit from 1972 to 1976. From 1976 to 1978, he was the General Secretary of North Chittagong District unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League. Chowdhury worked in the Chittagong City unit of Awami League from 1997 to 2006 as the information and research secretary. He then became the organising secretary of the city unit; a position he held till 2014 when he became the joint general secretary.