Shahjahan Chowdhury is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Cox's Bazar-4 constituency.
Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Cox's Bazar-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.
[1] Smuggling is a well known problem in the constituency, which encompasses Teknaf and Ukhia upazilas, both of which border Myanmar.
[2] Chowdhury is said to have been supported by "the man allegedly leading smuggling operations in Teknaf".
[3] He contested the seat again in 2018, but was defeated by Shahin Akhtar, the Awami League candidate.