Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Dr. Shafiqur Rahman was received by a large number of leaders and activists at London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday. He was welcomed at the airport by leaders of various branches of the UK and Europe. 

It is known that during his stay in London, he will participate in several pre-scheduled meetings in addition to a large-scale meeting with party leaders and activists. Leaders and activists from Britain and Europe provided a large part of Jamaat's party funds. He will personally exchange views with the people of the area in addition to organizing party fund collection and coordination with the party leaders in the organizational work, including the next election in Bangladesh.

As a result of extensive organizing activities in Britain over the last five decades, the party has a large number of active worker supporters in East London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Luton, and they are in various professions. The group has investments in various social enterprises like the cooperative groups in Britain. 

There is a discussion within the party that he can become a party candidate in the next election from Sylhet Sadar and his home Kulaura in the Moulvibazar district. Dr. Shafiqur Rahman was born on October 31, 1958, in Bhatera Union of Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar District. He is the third among four brothers and sisters. Shafiqur Rahman passed SSC from local Baramchal High School in 1974 and HSC from MC College, Sylhet, in 1976. Obtained MBBS degree from Sylhet Medical College in 1983.

Rahman started his political life through the student wing of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal in 1973. He joined Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir in 1977. while he was studying in Sylhet Osmani Medical College, he became president of the Chatra Shibir medical branch and later the Sylhet District branch. In 1984, He joined the Jamaat-e-Islami. Later, he served as Sylhet's emir. After taking office at the central level as assistant secretary-general in 2010 and the first acting secretary-general on 19 September 2011, he took over as secretary general in 2016.