Shafi Ahmed Chowdhury Qureshi (Born: 1 September 1938) is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a two-time Member of Parliament elected from
Sylhet-3
Sylhet-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury of the Awami League.
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Balaganj Upazila, Balaganj, Dakshin Surma Upaz ...
seat in the Bangladesh National Parliamentary Election. He was elected a member of the
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 ...
in the
February 1996 elections and the
October 2001 elections.
Birth and early life
Shafi Ahmed Chowdhury was born into a
Bengali Muslim
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family in
South Surma
Dakshin Surma (), also known as South Surma, is an upazila of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.
History
After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, many disciples of Shah Jalal settled in the Jalalpur, Godhrail and Renga parganas in modern-d ...
of
Sylhet District
Sylhet District (), located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital.
History
Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Benga ...
, Bangladesh.
Career
In his personal life he is a businessman.
Political life
He participated in all the elections from that
1986 year. He did not join
2014 Election the
party
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in the decision. elected a member of the
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 ...
in the
February 1996 elections and the
October 2001 elections. He was defeated in the
1986
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,
1991
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,
June 1996,
2008
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*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
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and
2018 election.
See also
*
February 1996 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 15 February 1996. They were boycotted by most opposition parties, and saw voter turnout drop to just 15%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, V ...
*
2001 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. The 300 seats of the Jatiya Sangsad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and 484 independents. The elections were the second to be held under the caretaker govern ...
References
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
6th Jatiya Sangsad members
8th Jatiya Sangsad members
People from Dakshin Surma Upazila
Bangladeshi businesspeople
21st-century Bengalis
20th-century Bengalis
1938 births
Living people
Chittagong College alumni