Shahjahan Chowdhury is a
Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former
Jatiya Sangsad member from the
Cox's Bazar-4
Cox's Bazar-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Shahin Akhtar of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Teknaf Upazila, Teknaf and Ukhia Upazila, Ukhia upaz ...
constituency.
Career
Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.
Smuggling is a well known problem in the constituency, which encompasses
Teknaf
Teknaf ( bn, টেকনাফ ''Ṭeknaf'') is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the ...
and
Ukhia upazilas, both of which border Myanmar.
Chowdhury is said to have been supported by "the man allegedly leading smuggling operations in Teknaf". He contested the seat again in 2018, but was defeated by
Shahin Akhtar
Shahin Akhtar is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament of Cox's Bazar-4.
Career
Akhtar was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018. She is married ...
, the Awami League candidate.
He is the president of the Cox's Bazar unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
References
Living people
Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
9th Jatiya Sangsad members
Place of birth missing (living people)
Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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