Shajahan Chowdhury (Chittagong politician)

Shajahan Chowdhury
শাজাহান চৌধুরী
Member of Parliament
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Preceded byIbrahim Bin Khalil
Succeeded byOli Ahmad
ConstituencyChittagong-14
In office
1 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byOli Ahmad
Succeeded bySamsul Islam
ConstituencyChittagong-14
Personal details
BornSatkania, Chittagong, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Personal
DenominationSunni
Main interest(s)

Shajahan Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Chittagong-14 constituency. Currently, he is serving as the Ameer of Chittagong Metropolitan unit of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. [1]

Career

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Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Chittagong-14 as a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate in 1991 and 2001.[2]

Chowdhury was arrested on 1 May 2019. According to the local police, there had been 50 violence cases against him.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan held". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan Chowhdury held". Dhaka Tribune. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.