Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury ( bn, শাহীনুর পাশা চৌধুরী; born 1985) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member representing the

Sunamganj-3 Sunamganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by M. A. Mannan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Shantiganj and Jagannathpur upazilas. History The c ...

constituency during 2005–2006. He was elected a member of parliament for the first time in July 2005 after the death of incumbent

Abdus Samad Azad Abdus Samad Azad ( bn, আব্দুস সামাদ আজাদ; 15 January 1922 – 27 April 2005) was a Bangladeshi diplomat and politician. He was elected to Bangladesh's parliament five times from 1970 to 2001. He was also elected Mem ...

, a

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Presidium member.

Early life and education

Chowdhury was born in 1985 to a

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family in

Patli Union Patli Union Parishad ( bn, পাটলী ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ) is a union parishad under Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 32.52 square kilometres and a populati ...

, Jagannathpur,

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. He completed a Masters from

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at the Jamia Qasimul Uloom Madrasa, and then completed a degree at the

Murari Chand College Murari Chand College ( bn, মুরারিচাঁদ কলেজ) (usually referred to as MC College) was the first college in the Sylhet Division. It was established in 1892, making it the seventh oldest college in Bangladesh. Since then i ...

. After that, he studied law at the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

In 1991, Chowdhury was affiliated with Chhatra Jamiat Bangladesh. He was the Central General Secretary. He is the Joint General Secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh.

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elected from

constituency. He was elected a member of parliament for the first time after the death of former Foreign Minister

, a member of the

Presidium in the 2005. Chowdhury unsuccessfully contested the 2008 and 2018 elections as a candidate of the four party alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jatiya Oikya Front. Chowdhury served as the legal affairs secretary of

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in 2019–2020. He is the vice-president of

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh (Bengali: জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ) is a Bangladeshi Islamist Party registered with Bangladesh Election Commission. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh was ...

. On 7 May 2021, he was detained by Criminal Investigation Department from Sylhet following riots by Hefazat during a state visit of Prime Minister

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdhury, Shahinur Pasha Living people People from Patli Union Bangladeshi politicians University of Dhaka alumni Deobandis 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Islami Oikya Jote politicians Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh politicians 1985 births Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Murari Chand College alumni