Md. Shah Newaz Chowdhury () was a

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...

politician, industrialist, and a member of parliament for Chittagong-11.

Career

Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Chittagong-11 (

Patiya Upazila Patiya () is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. History During the British rule, a police station(thana) was established in Patiya in 1845. It was upgraded to an ''upazila'' in 1984. The region saw revolution ...

) as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991 with 48,715 votes. His nearest rival was S M Yusuf of the

Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

with 39,215 votes. In 1992, he oversaw the construction of the Patiya-Kharna road. He was re-elected in the

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 ...

Death

Chowdhury died on 29 December 1997. Shah Newaz Chowdhury Montu Smriti Sangsad is an organization dedicated to remembering his name and legacy.

References

Year of birth missing 1997 deaths Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members People from Chittagong District {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub