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	{{~~short~~ description\|Bangladeshi politician}}		{{Short description\|Bangladeshi politician (1943–2020)}}
	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| name = Shajahan Siraj		\| name = Shajahan Siraj
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	\| birth_place = [[Tangail]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]		\| birth_place = [[Tangail]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|7\|14\|1943\|3\|1\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|7\|14\|1943\|3\|1\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh		\| death_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
	\| nationality = Bangladeshi		\| nationality = [[Bangladeshi]]
	\| occupation = Politician		\| occupation = Politician
	\| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]		\| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Siraj won election to parliament five times from [[Tangail-4]] constituency. He served as a minister, for the Government of Bangladesh, during 1991 and 2001 BNP's tenure.<ref name=ibgraft/> During his tenure as the environment minister,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rickshaw riots in Bangladesh \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1794208.stm \|work=BBC News \|date=31 January ~~2002~~}}</ref> the use and production of [[plastic shopping bag]]s (polythene bags) were banned in Bangladesh, 3-stroke scooters were withdrawn from the road, and social tree plantation turned into a movement.		Siraj won election to parliament five times from [[Tangail-4]] constituency. He served as a minister, for the Government of Bangladesh, during 1991 and 2001 BNP's tenure.<ref name=ibgraft/> During his tenure as the environment minister,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rickshaw riots in Bangladesh \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1794208.stm \|work=BBC News \|date=31 January 2022}}</ref> the use and production of [[plastic shopping bag]]s (polythene bags) were banned in Bangladesh, 3-stroke scooters were withdrawn from the road, and social tree plantation turned into a movement.

	In 2007, arrest warrants were issued for Siraj in connection with thirteen charges of tax evasion.<ref name=dodging>{{cite news \|title=11 tax-dodging cases filed against Shajahan Siraj, family \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/17/d70717012516.htm \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=17 July ~~2007~~}}</ref> He was sentenced to thirteen years in jail, and his wife three.<ref name=ibgraft>{{cite news \|title=Ex-BNP minister Shajahan gets 13 yrs for graft \|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/22/ex-bnp-minister-shajahan-gets-13-yrs-for-graft \|newspaper=bdnews24.com \|date=22 April ~~2008~~}}</ref> That conviction was overturned in 2010.<ref name="dt14Jul2020">{{Cite news \|last1=Rahman \|first1=Tanjir \|last2=Numan \|first2=Abdullah Al \|date=14 July 2020 \|title=Veteran politician Shahjahan Siraj passes away \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/obituary/2020/07/14/bnp-leader-and-freedom-fighter-shahjahan-siraj-passes-away \|work=Dhaka Tribune \|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>		In 2007, arrest warrants were issued for Siraj in connection with thirteen charges of tax evasion.<ref name=dodging>{{cite news \|title=11 tax-dodging cases filed against Shajahan Siraj, family \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/17/d70717012516.htm \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=17 July 2022}}</ref> He was sentenced to thirteen years in jail, and his wife three.<ref name=ibgraft>{{cite news \|title=Ex-BNP minister Shajahan gets 13 yrs for graft \|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/22/ex-bnp-minister-shajahan-gets-13-yrs-for-graft \|newspaper=bdnews24.com \|date=22 April 2022}}</ref> That conviction was overturned in 2010.<ref name="dt14Jul2020">{{Cite news \|last1=Rahman \|first1=Tanjir \|last2=Numan \|first2=Abdullah Al \|date=14 July 2020 \|title=Veteran politician Shahjahan Siraj passes away \|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/obituary/2020/07/14/bnp-leader-and-freedom-fighter-shahjahan-siraj-passes-away \|work=Dhaka Tribune \|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* {{cite news \|title=Shajahan Siraj gets 13 years for illegal wealth \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-33391 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=23 April ~~2008~~}}		* {{cite news \|title=Shajahan Siraj gets 13 years for illegal wealth \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-33391 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=23 April 2022}}
	* {{cite news \|title=HC scraps sentence of Shahjahan Siraj \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152185 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=25 August ~~2010~~}}		* {{cite news \|title=HC scraps sentence of Shahjahan Siraj \|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152185 \|newspaper=The Daily Star \|date=25 August 2022}}
	* {{cite news \|title=Shahjahan Siraj in Bangkok for cancer treatment \|url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=135500&date=2012-07-04 \|newspaper=The Financial Express \|location=Dhaka \|date=4 July ~~2012~~}}		* {{cite news \|title=Shahjahan Siraj in Bangkok for cancer treatment \|url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=135500&date=2012-07-04 \|newspaper=The Financial Express \|location=Dhaka \|date=4 July 2022}}
	* {{cite news \|title=Inu-led JSD splits \|url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/03/13/20927 \|newspaper=The Financial Express \|location=Dhaka \|date=13 March ~~2016~~}}		* {{cite news \|title=Inu-led JSD splits \|url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/03/13/20927 \|newspaper=The Financial Express \|location=Dhaka \|date=13 March 2022}}
	* {{cite news \|last=Shawon \|first=Anaet \|date=14 March 2016 \|title=JSD factions blame either for split \|url=http://www.observerbd.com/2016/03/14/141476.php \|newspaper=The Observer \|location=Dhaka}}		* {{cite news \|last=Shawon \|first=Anaet \|date=14 March 2016 \|title=JSD factions blame either for split \|url=http://www.observerbd.com/2016/03/14/141476.php \|newspaper=The Observer \|location=Dhaka}}
	* {{cite news \|title=Inu-led JSD faction gets torch \|url=http://newagebd.net/220856/inu-led-jsd-faction-gets-torch/ \|newspaper=New Age \|location=Dhaka \|date=14 April ~~2016~~}}		* {{cite news \|title=Inu-led JSD faction gets torch \|url=http://newagebd.net/220856/inu-led-jsd-faction-gets-torch/ \|newspaper=New Age \|location=Dhaka \|date=14 April 2022}}
	* {{cite news \|title=Unity move fails \|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/42268 \|newspaper=The Independent \|location=Dhaka \|date=29 April ~~2016~~}}		* {{cite news \|title=Unity move fails \|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/42268 \|newspaper=The Independent \|location=Dhaka \|date=29 April 2022}}

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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shajahan Siraj
| constituency_MP = [[Tangail-4]]
| term_start = 1 October 2001
| term_end = 28 October 2006
| successor = [[Abdul Latif Siddiqui]]
| term_start1 = 1988
| term_end1 = 1996
| predecessor1 = [[Laila Siddiqui]]
| term_start2 = 1979
| term_end2 = 1986
| predecessor3 = Abdul Latif Siddiqui
| office4 = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)|Minister of Environment and Forest]]
| term_start4 = 10 October 2001
| term_end4 = 6 May 2004
| office5 = [[Ministry of Textiles and Jute|Minister of Textiles]]
| term_start5 = 6 May 2004
| term_end5 = 29 October 2006
| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|03|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tangail]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|7|14|1943|3|1|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Politician
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| otherparty = [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]]
| spouse = Rabeya Siraj
}}
'''Shajahan Siraj''' (1 March 1943 – 14 July 2020)<ref name=nomore>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-14|title=Former minister and freedom fighter Shahjahan Siraj no more|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/former-minister-and-freedom-fighter-shahjahan-siraj-no-more-1930233|access-date=2020-09-01|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi politician who served as the vice chairman of the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] (BNP). As a student, he was involved with the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. He was one of the founders of [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]]. He was a member of [[Jatiya Sangsad]] representing the [[Tangail-4]] constituency.

==Early life==
Siraj attended [[Government Saadat College]], where he was twice elected vice president of the student council. He served as the general secretary of the [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]], the student organization of the [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]], from 1970 to 1972.<ref name=nomore /> He was a leader of the [[Mukti Bahini]] and one of the leaders of Bangladesh liberation. Siraj was one of the designers of the [[Flag of Bangladesh|Bangladesh flag]]. Siraj read the manifesto of Bangladesh independence on March 3, 1971, in front of millions of people in the presence of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]. He served as the acting General Secretary and also the president of [[Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal]] (JSD).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Declaration_of_Independence|title=Declaration of Independence |website=Banglapedia |access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref>

==Career==
Siraj won election to parliament five times from [[Tangail-4]] constituency. He served as a minister, for the Government of Bangladesh, during 1991 and 2001 BNP's tenure.<ref name=ibgraft/> During his tenure as the environment minister,<ref>{{cite news |title=Rickshaw riots in Bangladesh |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1794208.stm |work=BBC News |date=31 January 2002}}</ref> the use and production of [[plastic shopping bag]]s (polythene bags) were banned in Bangladesh, 3-stroke scooters were withdrawn from the road, and social tree plantation turned into a movement.

In 2007, arrest warrants were issued for Siraj in connection with thirteen charges of tax evasion.<ref name=dodging>{{cite news |title=11 tax-dodging cases filed against Shajahan Siraj, family |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/17/d70717012516.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 July 2007}}</ref> He was sentenced to thirteen years in jail, and his wife three.<ref name=ibgraft>{{cite news |title=Ex-BNP minister Shajahan gets 13 yrs for graft |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/22/ex-bnp-minister-shajahan-gets-13-yrs-for-graft |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=22 April 2008}}</ref> That conviction was overturned in 2010.<ref name="dt14Jul2020">{{Cite news |last1=Rahman |first1=Tanjir |last2=Numan |first2=Abdullah Al |date=14 July 2020 |title=Veteran politician Shahjahan Siraj passes away |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/obituary/2020/07/14/bnp-leader-and-freedom-fighter-shahjahan-siraj-passes-away |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Siraj was married to Rabeya Siraj, a women's movement leader, president of the BNP's Dhaka city women's front, and a member of the BNP national executive committee. <ref name=dodging/> Together they have a daughter, Sarwat Siraj, and, Rajiv Siraj, a son. Sarwat is a practising advocate at the [[Bangladesh Supreme Court]]. Rajiv is a member of board of directors of One Group.

=== Death ===
Siraj died on 14 July 2020 at a hospital in Dhaka after suffering from cancer.<ref name="dt14Jul2020" />

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite news |title=Shajahan Siraj gets 13 years for illegal wealth |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-33391 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=23 April 2008}}
* {{cite news |title=HC scraps sentence of Shahjahan Siraj |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152185 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=25 August 2010}}
* {{cite news |title=Shahjahan Siraj in Bangkok for cancer treatment |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=135500&date=2012-07-04 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=4 July 2012}}
* {{cite news |title=Inu-led JSD splits |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/03/13/20927 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=13 March 2016}}
* {{cite news |last=Shawon |first=Anaet |date=14 March 2016 |title=JSD factions blame either for split |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2016/03/14/141476.php |newspaper=The Observer |location=Dhaka}}
* {{cite news |title=Inu-led JSD faction gets torch |url=http://newagebd.net/220856/inu-led-jsd-faction-gets-torch/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |date=14 April 2016}}
* {{cite news |title=Unity move fails |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/42268 |newspaper=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=29 April 2016}}

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