Shamsur Rahman Khan Shahjahan (died 2 January 2012) was 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 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 from

Tangail-3 Tangail-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Ataur Rahman Khan (Tangail politician), Ataur Rahman Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ghatail Upazi ...

constituency.

Career

Shahjahan fought in the

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

Tangail district Tangail ( bn, টাঙ্গাইল জেলা) formerly a small Mohokuma of Greater Mymensingh district is a district (''zila'') in the central region of Bangladesh. In 1969, Tangail district was created by Tangail Mohokuma from its 237 ...

as a member of the

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

. He was elected to parliament from

. He was the President of Tangail district unit of Bangladesh Awami League.

Death

Shahjahan died on 2 January 2012. His nephew

Amanur Rahman Khan Rana Amanur Rahman Khan Rana (born 6 October 1967) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Tangail-3 constituency from November 2012 until January 2019. Background and career Rana's uncle, Shamsur Rahman Khan S ...

& brother

Ataur Rahman Khan Ataur Rahman Khan ( bn, আতাউর রহমান খান; 1 July 1907 – 7 December 1991) was a Bangladeshi lawyer, politician and writer, and served as Chief Minister of East Pakistan from 1 September 1956 – March 1958, and as the P ...

elected to parliament from his constituency.

References

1930s births 2012 deaths Awami League politicians Mukti Bahini personnel 1st Jatiya Sangsad members 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing Place of birth missing 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members People from Tangail District Politicians from Dhaka Division {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub