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Biography · Public service
State Minister of Bangladesh, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
“Publishing the record changes what gets finished.”
— Yasser Khan Chowdhury
Member of Parliament — Nandail (154, Mymensingh 9)
State Minister of Bangladesh, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Background & Commitment
Yasser Khan Chowdhury is an information technology scientist. He has worked in the Information Technology Department of the BBC Television Network London for a long time. He was the convener of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Nandail Upazila.
In the 13th National Parliament election of 2026, he received 85,761 votes, while his nearest rival AKM Anwarul Islam received 71,168 votes. As a result, he won the 13th National Parliament election representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from the Mymensingh-9 constituency.
Later, he took charge as the State Minister of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Chowdhury has been nominated as the new chairman of the Journalists' Welfare Trust.
Mandate & Principles
Clear commitments to transparency, verified delivery, and putting basic services first.
Transitioning from my roots as an IT scientist, my mission is to rapidly modernize our national media institutions to ensure efficient and transparent public communication. Ultimately, my vision is to cultivate an advanced, democratic broadcasting landscape that fiercely safeguards against authoritarianism and empowers the voice of the people.
Public Register · Transparent Budgets · Verified Delivery
Citizen Access · No Concealment · Accountable Leadership
The government wants the media to be strong so that they can expose the government's mistakes.
Yasser Khan Chowdhury · State Minister of Bangladesh, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Journey & Milestones
From grassroots engineering and rural water programmes to parliamentary representation.
Served as a member of the Mymensingh District BNP Convening Committee, contributing to grassroots party organization in the region.
Appointed Convener of Nandail Upazila BNP, taking a leading role in strengthening the party’s grassroots organization and coordinating political activities across Nandail.
Elected Member of Parliament for Mymensingh-9, winning the constituency in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.
Appointed State Minister for Information and Broadcasting, entering the national executive and taking responsibility for matters relating to information, broadcasting and media.
Every project, its verified status, timeline and expenditure is published in our open register.