Kazi Rafiqul Islam
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Bogra-1
- Terms
- 2
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
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- Cabinet role
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Focused on Jamuna River erosion control in Sonatola; instructed water development authorities to act on embankment collapse threatening approximately 5,000 residents.
Recent activity
- 2026-03-25 constituency_visit Stated that authorities had been instructed to take immediate steps to prevent further Jamuna riverbank erosion threatening to wipe out Purba Sujaitpur village in Sonatola upazila; villagers had staged a human chain demanding urgent intervention. ↗
Provenance & notes
Winner vote count 169,861 confirmed by multiple sources (Dhaka Tribune election results, search-extracted Wikipedia data). Runner-up Md Shahab Uddin (Jamaat-e-Islami) received 56,933 votes; raw margin = 112,928 votes. Total valid votes not published by any indexed primary source; vote_share_percent and margin_percent left null to avoid fabrication. Three other candidates lost their security deposits (Dhaka Tribune 403315) indicating at least 5 candidates total, but their individual tallies are not retrievable. Kazi Rafiqul Islam's prior term confirmed as 2001 (8th parliament, Bogra-1, 120,382 votes, 61.11% share); he is described consistently as 'former lawmaker' in pre-election reporting, making 2026 his second term. He is listed among 10 newly elected MPs linked to real estate business (TBS, post-election report). Occupation listed as 'real estate' based solely on TBS report; no additional biographical detail (age, education, wealth, criminal cases) confirmed from EC affidavit or any indexed primary source as of 2026-05-17. High Court dismissed writ challenging his nomination on 11 January 2026 (Dhaka Tribune 400782); challenge brought by Jamaat candidate Shahabuddin and earlier by a rival BNP aspirant (Ahsanul Tayyeb Zakir) over alleged loan defaults; both earlier challenges were withdrawn before the High Court ruling. name_bangla: standard transliteration, not confirmed against EC registration record. Activity score 2: only one constituency statement documented in the 90-day window; no plenary speeches, bills, or committee activity on record. Bogra is BNP's historic stronghold and home district of Tarique Rahman (Bogra-6); all 7 Bogra seats won by BNP in 2026 (Dhaka Tribune 403204).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogra-1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazi_Rafiqul_Islam
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_13th_Jatiya_Sangsad
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403204/bnp-leads-in-all-bogra-constituencies-as-tarique
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403313/13th-national-election-results-full-division-wise
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/400782/high-court-declares-bnp-candidate-for-bogra-1
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/406176/jamuna-erosion-takes-serious-turn-in-sonatola
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/10-newly-elected-mps-linked-real-estate-business-1363341
- https://www.bssnews.net/perlament-election-2026