Shahjahan Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the

Cox's Bazar-4 Cox's Bazar-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Shahin Akhtar of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Teknaf Upazila, Teknaf and Ukhia Upazila, Ukhia upaz ...

constituency.

Career

Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. Smuggling is a well known problem in the constituency, which encompasses

Teknaf Teknaf ( bn, টেকনাফ ''Ṭeknaf'') is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the ...

and Ukhia upazilas, both of which border Myanmar. Chowdhury is said to have been supported by "the man allegedly leading smuggling operations in Teknaf". He contested the seat again in 2018, but was defeated by

Shahin Akhtar Shahin Akhtar is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament of Cox's Bazar-4. Career Akhtar was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018. She is married ...

, the Awami League candidate. He is the president of the Cox's Bazar unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

References

Living people Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub