Shafiqul Azam Khan Explained

Shafiqul Azam Khan
Office:Member of Parliament
Birth Date:20 December 1966
Birth Place:Moheshpur Upazila. Jhenaidah District
Party:Bangladesh Awami League

Shafiqul Azam Khan (born 20 December 1966) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent member of parliament from Jhenaidah-3.[1] He studied at Rajshahi University.

Early life

Khan was born on 20 December 1966. He completed his undergraduate and master's in law at the University of Rajshahi.[2]

Career

Khan was elected to parliament in 2008 from Jhenaidah-3 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. He faced a legal challenge from the Bangladesh Election Commission 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.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: New faces nominated from Awami League . 5 January 2019 . The Daily Star . 25 November 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: Constituency 83 . Bangladesh Parliament . 5 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010712/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/component/content/article/110-mps-category/mps-of-9th-parliament/731-constituency-83 . 6 January 2019.
  3. News: AL lawmaker Shafiqul has to explain his eligibility . 5 January 2019 . The Daily Star.
  4. News: EC moving to strip AL MP Shafiqul Azam . 5 January 2019 . bdnews24.com . 27 August 2009 . en.

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