Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury (Bengali: শাহীনুর পাশা চৌধুরী; born 1985) is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Sunamganj-3 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, a Awami League presidium member.[1][2][3]
Shahinur Pasha Chowdhury Advocate | |
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শাহীনুর পাশা চৌধুরী | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | Chowdhury Fazl-e-Nur Rahat Pasha |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Alma mater | Jamia Qasimul Uloom Murari Chand College University of Dhaka |
| Member of Parliament for Sunamganj-3 | |
| In office July 2005 – October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Abdus Samad Azad |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Abdul Mannan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Trinomool BNP (2023 – present) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (1991 – 2023) |
Early life and education
editChowdhury was born in 1985 to a Bengali Muslim family in Patli Union, Jagannathpur, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh. He completed a Masters from Hadith studies at the Jamia Qasimul Uloom Madrasa, and then completed a degree at the Murari Chand College. After that, he studied law at the University of Dhaka.[4]
Career
editIn 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. Member of the Parliament elected from Sunamganj-3 constituency. He was elected a member of parliament for the first time after the death of former Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad, a member of the Awami League Presidium in the 2005.[1][2][5]
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.[6]
Chowdhury served as the legal affairs secretary of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh in 2019–2020. He is the vice-president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. On 7 May 2021, he was detained by Criminal Investigation Department from Sylhet following riots by Hefazat during a state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ a b শাহিনুর পাশা চৌধুরী (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Shahinur Pasha Chy takes oath". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ শাহীনুর পাশা চৌধুরীর বর্ণাঢ্য জীবনী
- ^ সুনামগঞ্জ-৩ আসনে প্রার্থীশূন্য বিএনপি. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2 December 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Hefazat leader Shahinur Pasha arrested in Sylhet". Dhaka Tribune. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Hefazat leader Shahinur Pasha arrested in Sylhet". Dhaka Tribune. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Why Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh led to 12 deaths". BBC News. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Police arrest Shahinur Chowdhury, a former MP with Hifazat ties". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Ex-MP sent to jail over Hefajat mayhem". The Daily Star. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.