Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Pabna-5
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 1
- Education
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- Cabinet role
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Active constituency-level engagement: temple grant distribution, thalassaemia advocacy, and parliamentary written questions on infrastructure corruption accountability.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-08 constituency_visit Chief guest at International Thalassaemia Day-2026 discussion, Pabna Press Club VIP auditorium; called for societal empathy toward patients and support for specialized treatment facilities in the district. ↗
- 2026-04-26 speech Raised written question in parliament (JS session) on alleged irregularities in three AL-era mega projects (Padma Bridge, Karnaphuli Tunnel, Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway); minister confirmed ACC investigations are underway. ↗
- 2026-03-28 constituency_visit Chief guest at Bijaya Dashami of Basanti Puja greetings and donation ceremony at Sri Sri Joykalibari Temple, Pabna city; presided over distribution of Tk 26.40 lakh in government grants for renovation of 15 temples across Pabna Municipality. ↗
- 2026-02-17 appointment Assumed office as MP for Pabna-5 (constituency 72) following the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election of 12 February 2026; predecessor was Golam Faruk Khandakar Prince (AL). ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Winner vote count (181,925) and runner-up vote count (164,994, Jamaat's Md Iqbal Hossain) confirmed by BSS. Raw margin = 16,931 votes. Total valid votes not published in sources available; vote_share_percent and margin_percent left null to avoid imputation. Annual income (Tk 11,84,318) from EC affidavit as reported by The Daily Star. wealth_disclosed_bdt null: EC affidavit did not enumerate total assets in accessible sources. Criminal cases: 17 ongoing in Dhaka courts per EC affidavit; 115 earlier cases were cleared post-August 2024 following AL government collapse -- these are now disposed and NOT ongoing cases. MP took office 17 February 2026. Wikipedia article tagged as stub requiring citation updates as of May 2026. Constituency covers Pabna Sadar Upazila only. 2018 electorate was 435,902 voters; 2026 figure not yet published. No committee assignments confirmed in public record as of verification date.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360874
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pabna-5
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamsur_Rahman_Simul_Biswas
- https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/pabna-5-bnp-candidate-shimul-declares-tk-1184-lakh-annual-income-4071371
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/381709
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/372298
- https://www.bssnews.net/district/385363
- https://bdnews24.com/national-election-2026/16372e705970