Shahadat Hossain (Politician)
Shahadat Hossain | |
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শাহাদাত হোসেন | |
Hossain taking oath as the Mayor in 2024 | |
| 7th Mayor of Chittagong | |
| Assumed office 3 November 2024 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1966 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Doctor, politician |
Shahadat Hossain (Bengali: শাহাদাত হোসেন), also known as Dr. Shahadat Hossain, is a Bangladeshi politician and doctor. He is the current mayor of Chittagong.[1][2] He was the former organizing secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party central committee and president of its Chittagong Metropolitan unit.[3][4]
Early life and education
Hossain was born on 2 June 1966 in a Muslim family in Chittagong to Mr. Ahmadur Rahman, who was a businessman, and Mrs. Shayesta Khanam. He completed his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program at Chittagong Medical College.[5]
Career
Hossain is the managing director of Treatment Hospital near Prabartak Circle.[6] All throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, he had been providing free telemedicine services to patients through a Facebook page.[7]
Hossain began his political journey through student politics and served as the founding president of the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal, Chittagong Medical College unit.[5] Apart from this, he also served as the general secretary and later as the president of the Chattogram Metropolitan unit, and as the organizing secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's central committee.[8][9] Besides, he has been playing an important role in the ongoing movement led by BNP in the fight to bring back democracy in Bangladesh.[10]
Mayor of Chittagong (2024-present)
The Chittagong City Corporation mayoral election was held on 17 January 2021, in which Rezaul Karim Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Awami League was declared elected mayor by the Election Commission of Bangladesh. On 24 February 2021, Shahadat Hossain, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate, filed a lawsuit against the Election Commission and nine others alleging electoral fraud and seeking annulment of the results. Rezaul Karim Chowdhury fled the country upon the fall of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024.[11] On 1 October 2024, the Electoral Tribunal declared Shahadat Hossain the mayor-elect of the Chattogram City Corporation.[12] Hossain was sworn in as the mayor on 3 November 2024. AF Hassan Ariff administered the oath at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka.[13]
References
- ^ "BNP leader Shahadat Hossain takes oath as Chattogram city mayor". Prothom Alo. 3 November 2024.
- ^ "BNP leader Dr. Shahadat takes oath as CCC mayor". banglanews24.com. 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Shahadat takes oath as CCC mayor". The Daily Star. 3 November 2024.
- ^ "EC declares BNP leader Shahadat mayor of Chattogram". The Business Standard. 9 October 2024.
- ^ a b "তারেক ঘনিষ্ঠ ডা. শাহাদাতই বিএনপির মেয়র প্রার্থী". Samakal. 24 February 2024.
- ^ Babar, Toufikul Islam (24 February 2020). তারেক ঘনিষ্ঠ ডা. শাহাদাতই বিএনপির মেয়র প্রার্থী. Samakal. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ করোনা সংকটে ডা. শাহাদাতের ব্যাতিক্রমী উদ্যোগ "টেলিমেডিসিন সেবা" | পাঠক নিউজ (in Bengali). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ মানুষের গণতান্ত্রিক অধিকার অব্যাহত থাকলে এই বিজয় সফল হবে: ডা. শাহাদাত. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Polls tribunal declares BNP's Shahadat Ctg mayor". The Daily Star. 2 October 2024.
- ^ চট্টগ্রামে শাহাদাত জিতেছিলেন, ফল কেড়ে নেওয়া হয়েছিল: ফখরুল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 3 November 2024.
- ^ "People getting no service from CCC, as mayor councillors 'flee'". The Financial Express. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ TBS, Report (3 November 2024). "Shahadat Hossain takes oath as Chattogram mayor". The Business Standard. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Express, The Financial. "Shahadat sworn in as CCC mayor". The Financial Express. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
External links
- Media related to Shahadat Hossain (Bangladeshi politician) at Wikimedia Commons