Bangladesh journalist and former lawmaker Shafiqur Rahman dies

Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman, a journalist, former lawmaker, and veteran of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War, died at a Dhaka hospital Oct. 24, The Daily Star reported.

Rahman represented Chandpur-4 in parliament after winning elections in 2018 and 2024. He also served two consecutive terms as president of the Jatiya Press Club.

His journalism career began while he was studying at Dhaka University, where he worked as a correspondent for The Daily Ittefaq. After independence, he joined the newspaper full time and worked there for 32 years before retiring in 2002.

The Jatiya Press Club, Dhaka Reporters Unity, Dhaka Union of Journalists, and Parliament Journalists Association expressed sorrow at his death. Rahman is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter, according to the newspaper’s report.