- Foysol Choudhury MBE, the first elected MP in history of Scottish Parliament, who brightened the face of Bengalis in Great Britain.
- The Prime Minister invited the 'Cross Party Group ' to Bangladesh
- In 2004, Foysol Choudhury was awarded the title of 'MBE' by the Queen of Britain
- Here, Foysol Choudhury proudly informs the Parliament of all the good news, including Bangladesh's progress.
Foysol Choudhury MBE, the first elected parliamentarian (MP) of Bangladeshi origin in the history of the Scottish Parliament, who brightened the face of Bengalis in Great Britain. He paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He met with the Prime Minister at Claridge's Hotel in England, who was going to attend the coronation of British King Charles III. Foreign Minister Ak Abdul Momen was present at the time. During the meeting, there was an overall discussion about the political situation of Bangladesh and Britain and they also exchanged views on various issues and aspects to improve the mutual relations between Scotland and Bangladesh. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also invited the ‘Cross-party group’ of the Scottish Parliament to come to Bangladesh. MP Foysol Choudhury, who played a significant role in involving the local Bangladeshi community in the historic referendum and other mainstream political activities said "I was born in Bangladesh,". Here we are involved in British politics but never forgot Bangladesh. Love for the country always works. As such, whenever we get any good news of the country, we can and say it with pride in the parliament here. For example, Padma Bridge, Dhaka Metrorail, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel in Chittagong have been constructed. We present these positive news in the parliament. In the meantime, when there is news of criticism about Bangladesh on any issue, we can now say with examples by showing the pictures of the developments that have been put on the shelves.
He said, there are many big companies in this country. Companies do business with Bangladesh. Sometimes they don't pay. Thinking about the country, we also raise these issues in the parliament here. The area in which I do politics is as important to me as Bangladesh is also important to me. Seeing the progress of my country gives me a different feeling. For example, we can talk about the Rohingya issue with pride. This decision of the government to set a precedent for humanity in the whole world, we who live outside the country or do politics; made a place of pride for them. He further told the Daily Post, I have a ‘Cross party group’ here. Which is called 'Cross Party Group of Bangladesh'. We are working to build relations with this country. I am also building relations with the Parliament.
Foysol Choudhury, a child of the traditional Badardi village of Habiganj Upazila, migrated to England with his father late Golam Rabbani Choudhury and mother in the eighties. He lived first in Manchester and later in Edinburgh. As the eldest son of the family, he took over the responsibility of the family at a young age when his father became physically ill. Since then he has been involved in the family catering business. Along with business, he started volunteering at a young age according to family tradition. He has also served as the long-standing Chairman of the Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC). He was awarded the title of 'MBE' by the Queen of Britain in 2004 for his significant role in the development of mutual relations between various minority communities.
Foysol Choudhury is the first among two sons and four daughters of Golam Rabbani Choudhury. Equality and human rights activist Foysol Choudhury has been associated with Labor Party politics for a long time. He contested the Edinburgh South West seat in the 2017 Westminster parliamentary election from the Labor Party. Coordinating the 'Bangladeshis for Better Together Campaign' during the Scottish Referendum in 2014, Foysol Choudhury also played a significant role in engaging the local Bangladeshi community in the historic referendum and other mainstream political activities.
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