Md. Shahjahan Explained

Md. Shahjahan
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:2001
Term End:2006
Party:Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Md. Shahjahan is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Noakhali-4.[1]

Career

Shahjahan was elected to parliament from Noakhali-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. He was arrested on 8 March 2015 by the Rapid Action Battalion for being involved in a conspiracy against the Bangladeshi government.[2] In November 2015, he was tasked with nominating Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidates for municipal elections.[3] He is a vice-chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In 2016, he resigned from his post of presidency of the Noakhali District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Area: 272 (Noakhali-4) . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000542/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=272 . dead . 29 December 2008 . Votemonitor . 12 October 2020.
  2. News: Noakhali BNP chief Shahjahan held . 29 November 2018 . The Daily Star . 12 January 2015 . en.
  3. News: Shahjahan authorised to nominate BNP candidates in municipal polls . 29 November 2018 . bdnews24.com . 28 November 2015.
  4. News: Shahjahan quits Noakhali BNP president post . 29 November 2018 . The Daily Sun . UNB . en.