Published: 12:07 AM, 25 October 2026
Former National Press Club President Shafiqur Rahman passes away
Former Faridganj Member of Parliament (MP) and former President of the National Press Club, journalist Muhammad Shafiqul Rahman, passed away at his residence on Saturday.
He reportedly fell in the bathroom of his home. He was subsequently rescued and taken to Evercare Hospital, where the attending doctors declared him dead.
Journalist Shafiqul Rahman's ancestral home is Miazi Bari in Balithuba village, Faridganj upazila, Chandpur district. His father's name was Maulvi Abdul Hamid and his mother's name was Ayesha Khatun. He began his education at a madrassa and continued his studies at madrassas, schools, colleges and universities. He obtained a Kamil degree in Hadith from Faridganj Majidia Kamil Madrassa in 1965. He subsequently passed his Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination from Chandpur Government College in 1967. In 1971, he earned a master's degree in Bengali from the University of Dhaka.
