Shahjahan Chowdhury | |
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Member of Parliament for Cox's Bazar-4 | |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | Mohammad Ali |
Succeeded by | Abdur Rahman Bodi |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Shahjahan Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Cox's Bazar-4 constituency.
Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.[1] Smuggling is a well known problem in the constituency, which encompasses Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas, both of which border Myanmar.[2] Chowdhury is said to have been supported by "the man allegedly leading smuggling operations in Teknaf".[3] He contested the seat again in 2018, but was defeated by Shahin Akhtar, the Awami League candidate.[4] He is the president of the Cox's Bazar unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[2]