Shafiqul Azam Khan is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from

Jhenaidah-3 Jhenaidah-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Shafiqul Azam Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kotchandpur and Maheshpur upazilas. History ...

. He studied at Rajshahi University.

Early life

Khan was born on 20 December 1966. He completed his undergraduate and Masters in law university of Rajshahi.

Career

Khan was elected to Parliament in 2008 from Jhenaidah-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He faced a legal challenge from the

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because he contested the election while he was the Mayor of Moheshpur municipality. The commission asked why his candidacy should not be cancelled for violating the electoral code.

References

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