Shahjahan Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Cox's Bazar-4 constituency.
Shahjahan Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Cox's Bazar-4 | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali |
| Succeeded by | Abdur Rahman Bodi |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Career
editChowdhury was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.[1] Smuggling is a well known problem in the constituency, which encompasses Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas, both of which border Myanmar.[2] Chowdhury is said to have been supported by "the man allegedly leading smuggling operations in Teknaf".[3] He contested the seat again in 2018, but was defeated by Shahin Akhtar, the Awami League candidate.[4] He is the president of the Cox's Bazar unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ a b Aziz, Abdul (31 October 2018). "Cox's Bazar 4 constituency: Surplus of AL candidates against lone BNP candidate". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Lintner, Bertil (2015). Great Game East: India, China, and the Struggle for Asia's Most Volatile Frontier. Yale University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-300-21332-4.
- ^ "Bodi's wife Shahin Akhter wins Cox's Bazar-4 seat". bdnews24.com. 31 December 2018.