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Former National Press Club president and former lawmaker from Chandpur-4 (Faridganj), freedom fighter Muhammad Shafiqul Rahman, has died at the age of 82.
He breathed his last at United Hospital in Dhaka around 3pm on Saturday (October 24), while undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Family members said he suffered a sudden stroke at his residence in Banani on Friday. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and later died while receiving treatment.
Rahman is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
Born in Krishnapur village under Balithuba East Union of Faridganj upazila in Chandpur, he was the son of the late Moulvi Abdul Hamid and Ayesha Khatun.
Rahman was elected as a member of parliament from Chandpur-4 on the Awami League ticket in the 2018 and 2024 national elections. His tenure ended after parliament was dissolved following the mass uprising in 2024.
He had also contested the parliamentary elections in 1996, 2001 and 2008 as an Awami League-nominated candidate but was defeated.
Rahman completed his Kamil degree in Hadith from Faridganj Majidia Kamil Madrasa in 1965. He passed his Higher Secondary Certificate examination from Chandpur Government College in 1967 and obtained a master’s degree in Bengali from the University of Dhaka in 1971.
He participated in the Liberation War in 1971 and later pursued advanced studies in journalism in the United Kingdom and Japan.
Rahman served as president of the National Press Club for two consecutive terms from 2015 to 2018.
Following news of his death, Faridganj Press Club president Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal and other journalist leaders expressed deep sorrow and extended condolences to the bereaved family. Various political and social organisations also mourned his death.