Rezaul Karim Chowdhury

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury (; born 31 May 1953) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the 6th mayor of Chittagong. He was elected mayor in 2021, but was removed in 2024 after a district court found evidence of election rigging, following the fall of the Awami League regime.

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. The party did not nominate the incumbent and Awami League politician AJM Nasir Uddin on instructions from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chittagong city Awami League was divided into two fractions; led by A J M Nasir Uddin and the family of ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury. Chowdhury got the nomination by not being involved in either fraction. He went on to win the election receiving 369,000 votes while his nearest rival from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party received 52,000 votes in a rigged election. He received the status of state minister on 7 August 2022. Later in 2024, the court found evidence of election rigging for the election.

He abandoned his position and did not appear at his office after the fall of the Awami League government amid the 2024 student-people's uprising. The interim government removed the mayor on 19 August and appointed Chittagong divisional commissioner Md Tofael Hossain as administrator.

Personal life Chowdhury is married to Selina Akter and has a son and two daughters.