Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury: Difference between revisions

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 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>