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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==

Latest revision as of 01:57, 2 November 2022

Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury
Member of Jatiya Sangsad (Sylhet-2)
In office
29 December 2008 – 5 January 2014
Preceded byIlias Ali
Succeeded byYahya Chowdhury
Personal details
Born (1957-08-18) August 18, 1957 (age 68)
Chandbharang, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
EducationChandbharang High School
Murari Chand College

Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury (Bengali: শফিকুর রহমান চৌধুরী) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament of Sylhet-2.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Chowdhury was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Chandbharang in Dashghar Union, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He was a descendant of Shah Chand, whom the village is named after,[1] who was the son of Shaykh Kalu, a disciple of Shah Jalal who participated in the Muslim conquest of Sylhet in 1303.[2] 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[edit | edit source]

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.[3] He resided in the United Kingdom and returned to Bangladesh for the election.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ali, Syed Murtaza (1965). হজরত শাহ জালাল ও সিলেটের ইতিহাস [Hazrat Shah Jalal and the History of Sylhet] (in Bengali). Dhaka: University Press. p. 34.
  2. Qurashi, Ishfaq. "তিন'শ ষাট আউলিয়ার বিবরণ" [Description of the three hundred and sixty saints]. শাহজালাল(রঃ) এবং শাহদাউদ কুরায়শী(রঃ) [Shahjalal and Shah Dawud Qurayshi (R)] (in Bengali).
  3. "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results - Amar Desh Online". amardesh.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. Faysal, Atik Rahman. "BNP still confused, JP relaxed in Sylhet-2 seat". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

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