Shifuzzaman "Md." Shikhor (born 1 October 1971) is a Bangladeshi politician who in the former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member representing the Magura-1 constituency. He is connected to the politics of

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. His father was

Mohammad Asaduzzaman Mohammad Asaduzzaman ( – 28 March 2008) was a Bangladeshi educator. He was a professor in the Public Administration Department of Dhaka University and Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC). He was awarded the Ekushey P ...

, an MP of

Magura-2 Magura-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Biren Sikder of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mohammadpur and Shalikha upazilas, and four union parish ...

constituency and his sister

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was an MP of

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Early life

Shifuzzaman Shikhor was born in Magura District, Bangladesh on 1 October 1971, . His father, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, served in the National Parliament as the representative for Magura-2 constituency. His mother Manowara Zaman was a homemaker. Shifuzzaman Shikhor is the third child out of five brothers and two sisters. He is in politics from his school days. After enrolling in college, he was nominated as sports secretary to the student parliament election of Magura. He was pursuing Honors and Masters in the Department of History at

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a Public university, public Mixed-sex education, co-educational research university in Bangladesh si ...

. He served as the Sher-e-Bangla Hall organizing secretary of the

Bangladesh Chhatra League The Bangladesh Chhatra League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ; translation: Bangladesh Students' League; BSL), formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' po ...

and worked on ground in the movement to topple the then autocratic

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government. After completing his Law Degree from National University, he has spent 18 years working as a lawyer at the Dhaka Bar.He was appointed as general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League at University of Rajshahi after the Awami League won the 1996 election. In 1997 he moved to Dhaka and joined the Bangladesh Chhatra League central committee. Later he served as Acting General Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League for 7 months. He was an assistant private secretary of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Career

Shikhor was involved with

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, student wing of

in his student life. He is elected as MP for the first time in Bangladesh General Election 2018 from Magura-1. He was an APS of Bangladeshi Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...

. Shikhor filed a case against Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a journalist, under the

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after Kajol had published an article linking him to a prostitution ring.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shikhor, Md. 1971 births Living people People from Magura District Politicians from Khulna Division 11th Jatiya Sangsad members University of Rajshahi alumni Awami League politicians 21st-century Bangladeshi lawyers