Shahjahan Miah (born 10 January 1947) is 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. He was elected a member of parliament from Undivided

Rajshahi-1 Rajshahi-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 Godagari Upazila, Godagari and Tanore Upazila, Tanore up ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

and from Chapai Nawabganj-1 in

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

, 15 February 1996, 12 June 1996 and

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

Bangladeshi general election. He was the organizer of the

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Early life

Shahjahan Miah was born on 10 January 1947 in Shibganj Upazila of

Chapai Nawabganj District Chapai Nawabganj or Chapainawabganj District () is a district of Rajshahi Division. It is located in the north-western part of Bangladesh. The north and western-part of Chapainawabganj is bounded by Malda and Murshidabad districts of India, ...

. His father is Faiz Ahmed Mia and mother Naibor Nessa. He received his bachelor's and master's degree in economics from

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

Career

Shahjahan Miah is the president of Chapai Nawabganj district BNP. He was elected to parliament from Undivided

candidate in

1979 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 18 February 1979. The result was a victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the party of the incumbent military regime, which won 207 of the 300 directly elected seats, although it only won ...

. He was elected a member of parliament for Chapai Nawabganj-1 as a

candidate in

, 15 February 1996, 12 June 1996 and

Bangladeshi general election.

References

1947 births Living people People from Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj Politicians from Rajshahi Division University of Rajshahi alumni Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians 2nd Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 6th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 8th Jatiya Sangsad members {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub