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	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\|name = Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin		\| name = Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin
	\|native_name = শাহরিন ইসলাম চৌধুরী তুহিন		\| native_name = {{nobold\|শাহরিন ইসলাম চৌধুরী তুহিন}}
	\|office = Member of ~~6th [[Jatiya Sangsad~~]]		\| office = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)\|Member of Parliament]]
	\|term_start = 15 February 1996		\| term_start = 15 February 1996
	\|term_end = 12 June 1996		\| term_end = 12 June 1996
	\|constituency = [[Nilphamari-1]]		\| constituency = [[Nilphamari-1]]
	\|predecessor = [[Abdur Rouf (Nilpharmari politician)\|Abdur Rouf]]		\| predecessor = [[Abdur Rouf (Nilpharmari politician)\|Abdur Rouf]]
	\|successor = [[NK Alam Chowdhury]]		\| successor = [[NK Alam Chowdhury]]
	\|children =		\| children =
	\|~~birth_date~~ =		\| spouse = Ayesha Islam
	\|birth_place = [[Rajshahi]]		\| birth_place = [[Rajshahi]], [[East Pakistan]] now [[Bangladesh]]
	\|death_date =		\| death_date =
	\|death_place =		\| death_place =
	\|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]		\| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
	\|~~relatives~~ = [[~~Khaleda Zia~~]] ~~(aunt)<br>~~[[~~Sayeed Iskander~~]] ~~(uncle)<br>~~[[~~Khurshid Jahan~~]] (~~aunt)<br>[[Taiyaba Majumder]] (maternal grandmother)<br>[[Arafat Rahman]] (cousin)<br>[[Tarique Rahman]] (cousin~~)		\| father = [[M. Rafiqul Islam]]
			\| mother = Selima Islam
			\| relatives = ''See [[Majumder–Zia family]]''
			\| relations = [[Saiful Islam Duke]] (brother)
			\| residence =
			\| image = Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin.jpg
			\| caption = Tuhin in 2025
			\| width = 180px
	}}		}}

	'''~~Muhammad~~ Shahrin Islam Chowdhury''' ({{~~lang-~~bn\|~~মোহাম্মদ~~ শাহরিন ইসলাম চৌধুরী}}), also known by his [[daak naam]] '''Tuhin''' ~~({{lang-bn\|তুহিন}})~~, is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former ~~Member~~ of ~~Parliament~~ for [[Nilphamari-1]]. He is the nephew of former ~~[[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]]~~ [[Khaleda Zia]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Khaleda's nephew Tuhin gets 13 years\|url=~~http~~://bdnews24.com/politics~~/2008/09/11~~/khaleda-s-nephew-tuhin-gets-13-years\|work=bdnews24.com\|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>		'''Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin''' ({{langx\|bn\|শাহরিন ইসলাম চৌধুরী তুহিন}}), also known by his [[daak naam]] '''Tuhin''', is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for [[Nilphamari-1]]. He is the nephew of former prime minister [[Khaleda Zia]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Khaleda's nephew Tuhin gets 13 years \|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/khaleda-s-nephew-tuhin-gets-13-years \|work=bdnews24.com \|date=11 September 2008 \|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>

	==Early life and family==		==Early life and family==
	Shahrin Islam Tuhin was born in [[Rajshahi]], to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family. His ancestral home is in the village of Gomnati, [[Domar Upazila\|Domar]], [[Nilphamari District]]. His father, [[M. Rafiqul Islam\|Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury]], was a professor of economics and dean at the [[University of Rajshahi]]. Tuhin's mother, ~~Shelina~~ Islam, is the eldest sister of former ~~[[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]]~~ [[Khaleda Zia]] and the descendant of Murad Khan, a 16th-century [[Middle Eastern]] immigrant.<ref name=tofa>{{cite book\|title=Bāṅmaẏa Bāṅgāli\|language=bn\|author=Z. A. Tofayell\|year=1991\|publisher=Pān̐cagām̐o Prakāśanī\|pages=5–6}}</ref>		Shahrin Islam Tuhin was born in [[Rajshahi]] to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family. His ancestral home is in the village of Gomnati, [[Domar Upazila\|Domar]], [[Nilphamari District]]. His father, [[M. Rafiqul Islam\|Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury]], was a professor of economics and dean at the [[University of Rajshahi]] and the former VC of [[Islamic University, Bangladesh]]. Tuhin's mother, Selima Islam, is the eldest sister of former prime minister [[Khaleda Zia]] and the descendant of Murad Khan, a 16th-century Middle Eastern immigrant.<ref name=tofa>{{cite book \|title=Bāṅmaẏa Bāṅgāli \|language=bn \|author=Z. A. Tofayell \|year=1991 \|publisher=Pān̐cagām̐o Prakāśanī \|pages=5–6}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Tuhin formerly served as the president of the Nilphamari District branch of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]], a political party founded by President [[Ziaur Rahman]], the husband of his maternal aunt.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Indoor politics fail to activate BNP, Jamaat men in Nilphamari as key leaders held or hiding\|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-37321\|work=The Daily Star\|date=20 May 2008\|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref> He took part in the [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election]] as a ~~[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]~~ candidate, and ~~successfully~~ won a seat in parliament for the [[Nilphamari-1]] constituency.		{{Update section\|date=February 2026}}
			Tuhin formerly served as the president of the Nilphamari District branch of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP), a political party founded by President [[Ziaur Rahman]], the husband of his maternal aunt.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Indoor politics fail to activate BNP, Jamaat men in Nilphamari as key leaders held or hiding \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-37321 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=20 May 2008 \|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref> He took part in the [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election]] as a BNP candidate and won a seat in parliament for the [[Nilphamari-1]] constituency.{{citation needed\|date=July 2024}}

	He also competed in the elections of [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election\|June 1996]] and [[2001 Bangladeshi general election\|2001]], but was unable to win a seat in either.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web \|url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=12\|title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> ~~\|date=~~ \|website=Vote Monitor Networks \|access-date=3 November 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224222909/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=12\|archive-date=28 December 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, Tuhin was made a member of the executive committee in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{cite news \|title=~~SQC’s~~ son Hummam among many new faces in BNP committee\|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/156971/SQC%E2%80%99s-son-Hummam-among-many-new-faces-in-BNP-committee\|work=Daily Sun\|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>		He also competed in the elections of [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election\|June 1996]] and [[2001 Bangladeshi general election\|2001]], but was unable to win a seat in either.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web \|url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=12 \|title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|website=Vote Monitor Networks \|access-date=3 November 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224222909/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=12 \|archive-date=24 December 2008 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Tuhin was made a member of the executive committee in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{cite news \|title=SQC's son Hummam among many new faces in BNP committee \|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/156971/SQC%E2%80%99s-son-Hummam-among-many-new-faces-in-BNP-committee \|work=Daily Sun \|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>
			[[File:Tuhin with his followers-2025.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250x250px\|Tuhin at his residence during an exchange of views with leaders and activists. April, 2025]]
			He was sent to jail on 29 April 2025, after his surrender on the same day before two separate Dhaka courts in two cases in which he was sentenced to 21 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Court orders Khaleda Zia's nephew Tuhin to jail in ACC tax evasion case \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/379921/khaleda-zia%E2%80%99s-nephew-tuhin-surrenders-to-court-17 \|access-date=2025-04-29 \|website=Dhaka Tribune \|language=en}}</ref>

			The High Court has granted bail to him on 8 May 2025, who was convicted in two separate cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2007 during the time of the caretaker government.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-05-08 \|title=Khaleda's nephew Tuhin granted bail in ACC cases filed during caretaker govt \|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/court/khaledas-nephew-tuhin-granted-bail-acc-cases-filed-during-caretaker-govt-regime \|access-date=2025-05-08 \|website=The Business Standard \|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin
|native_name = শাহরিন ইসলাম চৌধুরী তুহিন
|office = Member of 6th [[Jatiya Sangsad]]
|term_start = 15 February 1996
|term_end = 12 June 1996
|constituency = [[Nilphamari-1]]
|predecessor = [[Abdur Rouf (Nilpharmari politician)|Abdur Rouf]]
|successor = [[NK Alam Chowdhury]]
|children =
|birth_date =
|birth_place = [[Rajshahi]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
|relatives = [[Khaleda Zia]] (aunt) [[Sayeed Iskander]] (uncle) [[Khurshid Jahan]] (aunt) [[Taiyaba Majumder]] (maternal grandmother) [[Arafat Rahman]] (cousin) [[Tarique Rahman]] (cousin)
}}

'''Muhammad Shahrin Islam Chowdhury''' ({{lang-bn|মোহাম্মদ শাহরিন ইসলাম চৌধুরী}}), also known by his [[daak naam]] '''Tuhin''' ({{lang-bn|তুহিন}}), is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former Member of Parliament for [[Nilphamari-1]]. He is the nephew of former [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Khaleda Zia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Khaleda's nephew Tuhin gets 13 years|url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/09/11/khaleda-s-nephew-tuhin-gets-13-years|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>

==Early life and family==
Shahrin Islam Tuhin was born in [[Rajshahi]], to a [[Bengali Muslim]] family. His ancestral home is in the village of Gomnati, [[Domar Upazila|Domar]], [[Nilphamari District]]. His father, [[M. Rafiqul Islam|Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury]], was a professor of economics and dean at the [[University of Rajshahi]]. Tuhin's mother, Shelina Islam, is the eldest sister of former [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh]] [[Khaleda Zia]] and the descendant of Murad Khan, a 16th-century [[Middle Eastern]] immigrant.<ref name=tofa>{{cite book|title=Bāṅmaẏa Bāṅgāli|language=bn|author=Z. A. Tofayell|year=1991|publisher=Pān̐cagām̐o Prakāśanī|pages=5–6}}</ref>

==Career==
Tuhin formerly served as the president of the Nilphamari District branch of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]], a political party founded by President [[Ziaur Rahman]], the husband of his maternal aunt.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indoor politics fail to activate BNP, Jamaat men in Nilphamari as key leaders held or hiding|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-37321|work=The Daily Star|date=20 May 2008|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref> He took part in the [[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election]] as a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] candidate, and successfully won a seat in parliament for the [[Nilphamari-1]] constituency.

He also competed in the elections of [[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|June 1996]] and [[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]], but was unable to win a seat in either.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=12|title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |date= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=3 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224222909/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=12|archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2016, Tuhin was made a member of the executive committee in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{cite news |title=SQC’s son Hummam among many new faces in BNP committee|url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/156971/SQC%E2%80%99s-son-Hummam-among-many-new-faces-in-BNP-committee|work=Daily Sun|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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