Shajahan Chowdhury (Chittagong politician)

Summary

Shajahan Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Chittagong-14 constituency.[1]

Shajahan Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
for Chittagong-14
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byIbrahim Bin Khalil
Succeeded byOli Ahmad
In office
2001–2006
Succeeded bySamsul Islam
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami

Career edit

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 edit

  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.