Faridganj (Chandpur) Correspondent:
 
Freedom Fighter Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman, former president of the Jatiya Press Club and former Member of Parliament for the Chandpur-4 (Faridganj) constituency, has passed away (Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un).
 
During his death, he was 82.
 
He breathed his last around 3:00 PM today, Saturday, while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in the capital.
 
The news of his death was confirmed by former Faridganj Upazila Parishad Chairman Khaje Ahmed Mozumder. He stated that Shafiqur Rahman fell ill at his Dhaka residence on Friday night and was immediately taken to United Hospital, where he passed away today while under treatment.
 
Journalist Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman was the son of the late Moulvi Abdul Hamid and Ayesha Khatun of Krishnapur village in Balithuba East Union under Faridganj Upazila. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.
 
Shafiqur Rahman served as a Member of Parliament for Chandpur-4 (Faridganj) from 2018 to 2024, having been elected with the Bangladesh Awami League nomination. He completed his Kamil degree from Faridganj Majidiah Kamil Madrasah in 1965, passed his HSC from Chandpur Government College in 1967, and earned his Master's degree in Bengali from Dhaka University in 1971.
 
He actively participated in the 1971 Liberation War and later pursued higher studies in journalism in the United Kingdom and Japan. His journalism career began during his student life at Dhaka University, where he served as the university correspondent for The Daily Ittefaq. He subsequently served two consecutive terms as the president of the Jatiya Press Club from 2015 to 2018.