Journalist, former National Press Club president and MP for Chandpur-4
Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter, journalist and politician. A longtime journalist, including at The Daily Ittefaq, he served as president of the Jatiya (National) Press Club and was elected MP for Chandpur-4 in 2018 and 2024. He died in Dhaka on 24 October 2026 at the age of 77.
He was born in Faridganj, Chandpur, on 25 September 1949.
Published 24 October 2026
Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman, Bangladeshi journalist and former MP, dies at 77
A freedom fighter who became one of Bangladesh's best-known journalists, he led the National Press Club and twice won the Chandpur-4 seat for the Awami League. He died in Dhaka after falling ill at home.
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