Md. Mizanur Rahman Minu
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Rajshahi-2
- Terms
- 2
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- SSC Rajshahi Collegiate School; HSC Rajshahi College; BA University of Rajshahi
- Cabinet role
- Minister of Land
Minister of Land; leading legislative agenda on agricultural land protection and one-stop land service centres; pledged weekly visits to Rajshahi constituency.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-09 bill Land Use Control and Agricultural Land Protection Bill 2026 passed in Jatiya Sangsad; introduced by Minu as Land Minister to restrict non-agricultural use of farmland and curb unplanned urbanisation. ↗↗↗
- 2026-02-17 appointment Sworn in as Minister of Land in PM Tarique Rahman's cabinet; Rajshahi-2 constituency's first full minister in 47 years. ↗↗↗
- 2026-02-13 statement Following election victory, warned that extortionists and land grabbers who operated over the previous 17 years will be prosecuted. ↗
Provenance & notes
vote_share_percent, runner_up_vote_share, total_valid_votes, and margin_percent are null: official total valid votes for Rajshahi-2 were not found in any primary source at time of verification. Two-candidate raw counts are consistent across TBS and BSS (Minu 128,546; Jahangir 100,370), margin ~28,176 votes. Registered voters: 364,330 (174,465 male, 189,857 female, 8 third-gender; 115 polling centres); Rajshahi division average turnout 70-72%. term_count=2: Minu won 2001 (8th parliament, 176,405 votes vs Khairuzzaman Liton's 96,604) and lost in 2008 to Fazle Hossain Badsha (116,599 vs 89,050). wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases are null: EC affidavit not publicly accessible. boundary_redrawn_2024=false: Rajshahi-2 has encompassed Rajshahi City Corporation since 2008 redistricting removed Paba Upazila; no 2024 change found. Minu born 7 January 1958; elected youngest-ever Rajshahi mayor at 32 in 1991; served as mayor 1991-2008. Party role listed is pre-cabinet; as minister his BNP party role is effectively inactive. verification_status=partial: vote shares cannot be verified without confirmed total valid votes. [2026-05-17 status bump: EC-gazetted public election result; partial-only secondary fields (wealth/cases) noted but not required for verified status]
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360756
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/bnp-wins-four-rajshahi-seats-jamaat-takes-two-1360361
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizanur_Rahman_Minu
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajshahi-2
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/362249
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/382685
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/361811
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/361928
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/376077
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403313/13th-national-election-results-full-division-wise
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/rajshahi-records-70-72-voter-turnout-across-six-constituencies-1359061