Bangladesh’s Water Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee has come under public scrutiny after reports surfaced that he purchased a cow worth Tk 3.2 million ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The news triggered widespread debate on social media and prompted the National Citizen Party (NCP) to question the source of the expenditure. At a press conference on May 26, NCP’s chief organizer Nasiruddin Patwari asked how a minister with an annual salary of Tk 4.2 million could afford such a purchase while managing family expenses.
Later that day, the minister’s son, Sarian Chowdhury, defended his father in a Facebook post, explaining that their family traditionally buys six to eight cows each year for both family sacrifice and donations to the Haji Basir Ullah Orphanage and Madrasa. He stated that this year they bought six cows and that the animals were intended for the poor. Sarian also questioned whether similar criticism would persist even after his father left office.
The controversy emerged after the minister was seen purchasing the cow at a local market, sparking intense online reactions.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ২৭ মে ২০২৬, ০২: ১২ ঈদুল আজহাকে সামনে রেখে পানিসম্পদমন্ত্রী শহীদ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী এ্যানির ৩২ লাখ টাকা দিয়ে গরু কেনার খবর প্রকাশ্যে আসার পর সামাজিক যোগাযোগমাধ্যমে ব্যাপক আলোচনা-সমালোচনার সৃষ্টি হয়েছে। বিষয়টি নিয়ে প্রশ্ন তুলেছে জাত
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