Bangladeshi-origine Sheikh Mujahidur Rahman Chandan has been elected as a senator for the fifth time from District 5 of the US state of Georgia as a Democratic Party candidate in the midterm elections. He is the son of freedom fighter Najibur Rahman from Sararchar area of Bajitpur upazila in Kishoreganj and the elder brother of Kishoreganj-5 MP Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal. He received 35,101 votes in the preliminary results.
His victory has brought a festive mood among family members, relatives, and locals in Sararchar village of Bajitpur upazila. His mother, Syeda Hazera Khatun, expressed joy over his success. He is scheduled to visit Bangladesh towards the end of November. He has been representing this Senate seat since he was first elected in 2018.
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