Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician and journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman
| native_name = মুহাম্মদ শফিকুর রহমান
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Shafiqur Rahman Mp cropped.jpg
| constituency_MP = Chandpur-4
| parliament = Bangladesh
| primeminister = Sheikh Hasina
| term_start = 30 January 2019
| term_end = 6 August 2024
| predecessor = Shamsul Hoque Bhuiyan
| occupation = Politician, journalist
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|09|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chandpur, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
| party = Bangladesh Awami League
}}
Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman (born 25 September 1949){{Cite web|title=Constituency 263|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/contact/contact-an-mp-email-mobile/309-mps-category/mps-of-11th-parliament/3824-constituency-263-11th-en|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Bangladesh Parliament}} is a journalist and Bangladesh Awami League politician who is a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chandpur-4 constituency.
Career
Rahman is the former president of the Jatiya Press Club{{cite news |title=Journo Shafiqur elected from Chandpur-4 |url=http://www.bssnews.net/?p=143704 |work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |date=31 December 2018}} He was elected to parliament from Chandpur-4 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate on 30 December 2018.{{cite web |title=Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman - মুহাম্মদ শফিকুর রহমান |url=https://www.amarmp.com/mp/18247 |website=Amarmp |date=20 May 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Maya's ticket cancelled |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/news/pm-consoles-4-top-al-leaders-denied-nomination-1665970 |access-date=2 July 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=28 November 2018 |language=en}} He received 173,369 votes while his nearest rival of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Harunur Rashid, received 30,799 votes.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
Rahman was reelected to parliament from Chandpur-4 in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-06 |title=Winner |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/election-2024/winner |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title=AL MP accuses Benazir, cohorts of snatching 70pc share of Citizen TV |url=https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/236651/al-mp-accuses-benazir-cohorts-of-snatching-70pc-share-of-citizen-tv- |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.newagebd.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Benazir and Nafiz took shares of Citizen TV – The Daily Industry |url=https://dailyindustry.news/benazir-and-nafiz-took-shares-of-citizen-tv/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |language=en-US}}
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Category:Chandpur Government College alumni
Category:Awami League politicians
Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:12th Jatiya Sangsad members
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