Md. Shafiqul Islam (Sirajganj politician) explained

Birmuktijoddha Md.Shafiqul Islam
Native Name:বীরমুক্তিযোদ্ধা মো:শফিকুল ইসলাম
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Sirajganj-4
Term Start:2008
Term End:2014
Term Start1:2024
Predecessor:M Akbar Ali
Successor:Tanveer Imam
Birth Date:5 May 1952
Birth Place:Ullahpara thana, Sirajganj District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Party:Bangladesh Awami League

Md. Shafiqul Islam (born 5 May 1952) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sirajganj-4 constituency.[1]

In 2018, he was elected unopposed to the chairmanship of Ullapara Upazila Parishad. He resigned the chairmanship in November 2023 to be nominated by the Awami League for the Sirajgang-4 seat in parliament again.[2] He won the seat in the 2024 Bangladeshi general election.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 65 . Bangladesh Parliament . 10 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231002161026/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/contact/contact-an-mp-email-mobile/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/713-constituency-65 . 2 October 2023.
  2. News: bn:এমপি মনোনয়ন পেতে উপজেলা চেয়ারম্যান পদ ছাড়লেন শফিকুল . Shafikul left the post of upazila chairman to get MP nomination . https://www.dhakapost.com/country/236421 . The Dhaka Post . 9 November 2023 . bn.
  3. Web site: The Winners . The Daily Star . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110150231/https://www.thedailystar.net/election-2024/winner . 10 January 2024.