title: Md. Shah Newaz Chowdhury
text: # Md. Shah Newaz Chowdhury
  
  Md. Shah Chowdhury (Bengali: শাহ নেওয়াজ চৌধুরী মন্টু) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, industrialist, and the former Member of Parliament of Chittagong-11.
  
  ## Career
  
  Chowdhury was elected to parliament from Chittagong-11(Patiya Upazila) as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991 with 48,715 votes. His nearest rival was S M Yusuf of the Awami League with 39,215 votes. In 1992, he oversaw the construction of the Patiya-Kharna road. He was re-elected in the February 1996 Bangladeshi general election.
  
  ## Death
  
  Chowdhury died on 29 December 1997. Shah Newaz Chowdhury Montu Smriti Sangsad is an organization dedicated to remembering his name and legacy.
  
  