Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman

Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman
মুহাম্মদ শফিকুর রহমান
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Chandpur-4
In office 30 January 2019 – 6 August 2024
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Shamsul Hoque Bhuiyan
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-25)25 September 1949 Chandpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died	24 October 2026(2026-10-24) (aged 77)
Party	Bangladesh Awami League
Education	M.A.
Occupation	Politician, journalist

Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman (25 September 1949 – 24 October 2026) was a Bangladeshi journalist and politician who was a Jatiya Sangsad member, representing the Chandpur-4 constituency. He was a member of the Bangladesh Awami League.

Life and career

Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman was born on 25 September 1949. He was the president of the Jatiya Press Club. He was elected to parliament from Chandpur-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018. He received 173,369 votes while his nearest rival of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Harunur Rashid, received 30,799 votes.^{[citation needed]}

He was reelected to parliament from Chandpur-4 in 2024.

Rahman alleged Benazir Ahmed, former inspector general of Bangladesh Police and director general of Rapid Action Battalion, forcefully took control of 70 percent share of his company Citizen TV along with Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat and Razzakul Hossain Tutul with the threat of violence.

Rahman died from a stroke on 24 October 2026, at the age of 77.

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