Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman (born 25 September 1949)[1] is a journalist and Bangladesh Awami League politician who is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chandpur-4 constituency.
Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman | |
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মুহাম্মদ শফিকুর রহমান | |
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| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Chandpur-4 | |
| In office 30 January 2019 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Shamsul Hoque Bhuiyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1949 Chandpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Education | M.A.[1] |
| Occupation | Politician, journalist[1] |
Career
editRahman is the former president of the Jatiya Press Club[2] He was elected to parliament from Chandpur-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018.[3][4] He received 173,369 votes while his nearest rival of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Harunur Rashid, received 30,799 votes.[citation needed]
Rahman was reelected to parliament from Chandpur-4 in 2024.[5]
Rahman alleged Benazir Ahmed, former inspector general of Bangladesh Police and director general of Rapid Action Battalion, forcefully took control of 70 percent share of his company Citizen TV along with Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat and Razzakul Hossain Tutul with the threat of violence.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Constituency 263". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Journo Shafiqur elected from Chandpur-4". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman - মুহাম্মদ শফিকুর রহমান". Amarmp. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Maya's ticket cancelled". The Daily Star. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Winner". The Daily Star. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "AL MP accuses Benazir, cohorts of snatching 70pc share of Citizen TV". www.newagebd.net. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Benazir and Nafiz took shares of Citizen TV – The Daily Industry". Retrieved 12 June 2024.