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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Chowdhury was born into a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in the village of Chandbharang in Dashghar Union, [[Bishwanath Upazila\|Bishwanath]], [[Sylhet District]], [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). His father was Abdul Matlib Chowdhury, a notable community leader abroad, and his mother was Latifun Nisa Chowdhury. Chowdhury received his [[Secondary School Certificate]] from Chandbharang High School in 1972. He moved on to study at the [[Murari Chand College]] in [[Sylhet]] where he got his [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] in 1975 and [[Bachelor of Arts]]] in 1979.		Chowdhury was born into a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in the village of Chandbharang in Dashghar Union, [[Bishwanath Upazila\|Bishwanath]], [[Sylhet District]], [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). He was a descendant of Shah Chand, whom the village is named after,<ref name=ali>{{cite book \|script-title=bn:হজরত শাহ জালাল ও সিলেটের ইতিহাস \|trans-title=Hazrat Shah Jalal and the History of Sylhet \|last=Ali \|first=Syed Murtaza \|author-link=Syed Murtaza Ali \|year=1965 \|location=Dhaka \|publisher=University Press \|language=bn\|pages=34}}</ref> who was the son of Shaykh Kalu, a disciple of [[Shah Jalal]] who participated in the Muslim [[conquest of Sylhet]] in 1303.<ref name=ish>{{cite book\|last=Qurashi\|first=Ishfaq\|chapter=তিন’শ ষাট আউলিয়ার বিবরণ\|trans-chapter=Description of the three hundred and sixty saints\|script-title=bn:শাহজালাল(রঃ) এবং শাহদাউদ কুরায়শী(রঃ)\|language=bn\|trans-title=Shahjalal and Shah Dawud Qurayshi (R)}}</ref> His father was Abdul Matlib Chowdhury, a notable community leader abroad, and his mother was Latifun Nisa Chowdhury.

			Chowdhury received his [[Secondary School Certificate]] from Chandbharang High School in 1972. He moved on to study at the [[Murari Chand College]] in [[Sylhet]] where he got his [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] in 1975 and [[Bachelor of Arts]]] in 1979.

	==Career==		==Career==
	Chowdhury became a member of the [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]] as a student in 1969. After moving to the [[United Kingdom]] in 1978, he became involved with the [[Awami League]] and served numerous roles as part of the United Kingdom Awami League branch. He also served as secretary for the [[Tower Hamlets]] Community Development Trust, director of the [[Bethnal Green]] City Challenge, president of the Bishwanath Expatriate Education Trust, secretary of the Expatriate Voting Rights Implementation Committee. He served as co-chairman for numerous sub-committees and was a member of the London [[Boishakhi Mela]] Committee, [[Banglatown]] Bastabayan and London Bangladesh Centre Ad Hoc ~~Comitee~~.		Chowdhury became a member of the [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]] as a student in 1969. After moving to the [[United Kingdom]] in 1978, he became involved with the [[Awami League]] and served numerous roles as part of the United Kingdom Awami League branch. He also served as secretary for the [[Tower Hamlets]] Community Development Trust, director of the [[Bethnal Green]] City Challenge, president of the Bishwanath Expatriate Education Trust, and secretary of the Expatriate Voting Rights Implementation Committee. He served as co-chairman for numerous sub-committees and was a member of the London [[Boishakhi Mela]] Committee, [[Banglatown]] Bastabayan and London Bangladesh Centre Ad Hoc Committee.

	Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Sylhet-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2008.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online \|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=221&Year=2008 \|website=amardesh.com \|accessdate=23 October ~~2019~~}}</ref> He resided in the United ~~States~~ and returned to Bangladesh for the election.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Faysal \|first1=Atik Rahman \|title=BNP still confused, JP relaxed in Sylhet-2 seat \|url=https://bdnews24.com/11thparliamentaryelection/2018/12/25/bnp-still-confused-jp-relaxed-in-sylhet-2-seat \|accessdate=23 October 2019 \|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>		Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Sylhet-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2008.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online \|url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=221&Year=2008 \|website=amardesh.com \|accessdate=23 October 2022}}</ref> He resided in the United Kingdom and returned to Bangladesh for the election.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Faysal \|first1=Atik Rahman \|title=BNP still confused, JP relaxed in Sylhet-2 seat \|url=https://bdnews24.com/11thparliamentaryelection/2018/12/25/bnp-still-confused-jp-relaxed-in-sylhet-2-seat \|accessdate=23 October 2019 \|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury
| office = Member of Jatiya Sangsad ([[Sylhet-2]])
| term_start = 29 December 2008
| term_end = 5 January 2014
| predecessor = [[Ilias Ali (Bangladeshi politician)|Ilias Ali]]
| successor = [[Yahya Chowdhury]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|8|18}}
| birth_place = Chandbharang, [[Bishwanath Upazila|Bishwanath]], [[Sylhet District]], [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]])
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| bodyclass =
| mainwidth =
| education = Chandbharang High School<br/>[[Murari Chand College]]
}}
'''Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury''' ({{lang-bn|শফিকুর রহমান চৌধুরী}}) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the former Member of Parliament of [[Sylhet-2]].

==Early life and education==
Chowdhury was born into a [[Bengali Muslim]] family in the village of Chandbharang in Dashghar Union, [[Bishwanath Upazila|Bishwanath]], [[Sylhet District]], [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). His father was Abdul Matlib Chowdhury, a notable community leader abroad, and his mother was Latifun Nisa Chowdhury. Chowdhury received his [[Secondary School Certificate]] from Chandbharang High School in 1972. He moved on to study at the [[Murari Chand College]] in [[Sylhet]] where he got his [[Higher Secondary School Certificate]] in 1975 and [[Bachelor of Arts]]] in 1979.

==Career==
Chowdhury became a member of the [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]] as a student in 1969. After moving to the [[United Kingdom]] in 1978, he became involved with the [[Awami League]] and served numerous roles as part of the United Kingdom Awami League branch. He also served as secretary for the [[Tower Hamlets]] Community Development Trust, director of the [[Bethnal Green]] City Challenge, president of the Bishwanath Expatriate Education Trust, secretary of the Expatriate Voting Rights Implementation Committee. He served as co-chairman for numerous sub-committees and was a member of the London [[Boishakhi Mela]] Committee, [[Banglatown]] Bastabayan and London Bangladesh Centre Ad Hoc Comitee.

Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Sylhet-2 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=221&Year=2008 |website=amardesh.com |accessdate=23 October 2019}}</ref> He resided in the United States and returned to Bangladesh for the election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faysal |first1=Atik Rahman |title=BNP still confused, JP relaxed in Sylhet-2 seat |url=https://bdnews24.com/11thparliamentaryelection/2018/12/25/bnp-still-confused-jp-relaxed-in-sylhet-2-seat |accessdate=23 October 2019 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bangladeshi emigrants to England]]
[[Category:Murari Chand College alumni]]

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