Md. Shifuzzaman Shikhor (born 1 October 1971) is a Bangladeshi politician who is the former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

Magura-1 Magura-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is vacant. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Sreepur Upazila, Magura Municipality, and nine union par ...

constituency. He is connected to the politics of

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. His father was Mohammad Asaduzzaman, an MP of

Magura-2 Magura-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Biren Sikder of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Mohammadpur and Shalikha upazilas, and four union parish ...

constituency and his sister Kamrul Laila Jolly was also an MP.

Early life

Shifuzzaman Shikhor was born in Magura District, Bangladesh on 1 October 1971. His father, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, served in the National Parliament as the representative for Magura-2 constituency. His mother Manowara Zaman was a homemaker. Shifuzzaman Shikhor is the third child out of five brothers and two sisters. He is in politics from his school days. After enrolling in college, he was nominated as sports secretary to the student parliament election of Magura. He was pursuing honors and master's in the Department of History at

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. He served as the Sher-e-Bangla Hall organizing secretary of the

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and worked on ground in the movement to topple the then autocratic

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government. After completing his law degree from National University, he spent 18 years working as a lawyer at the Dhaka Bar. He was appointed as general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League at University of Rajshahi after the Awami League won the 1996 election. In 1997, he moved to Dhaka and joined the Bangladesh Chhatra League central committee. Later he served as acting general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League for 7 months. He was an assistant private secretary of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Career

Shikhor was involved with Bangladesh Student League, student wing of

in his student life. He is elected as MP for the first time in Bangladesh General Election 2018 from

. He was an APS of

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. Shikhor filed a case against Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a journalist, under the

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after Kajol had published an article linking him to a prostitution ring. In August 2024, Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh decided to investigate the allegations of corruption brought against Shikhor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shikhor, Md. 1971 births Living people People from Magura District Politicians from Khulna Division University of Rajshahi alumni 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Awami League politicians