Shaikh Faridul Islam
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Bagerhat-3
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- ৳64,271,592
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- SSC 1984 (Baintala Kashipur High School); HSC 1986 (Abul Kalam College, Rampal); BA (Hons) and MA, University of Dhaka (1990 exam, result 1992); PhD Environmental Science, American World University, California, USA (2012) - thesis: Climate Change and Livelihood in the Sundarbans
- Cabinet role
- State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (since 17 February 2026)
Championing canal excavation, river dredging, and Sundarbans anti-piracy operations as State Minister for Environment; constituency focus on safe drinking water for coastal Rampal-Mongla belt.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-10 constituency_visit Addressed monthly district law and order committee at Bagerhat Collectorate; directed police to identify Sundarbans pirate logistics networks and arrest ransom withdrawal syndicates; reiterated government goal of drug, terror, and extortion-free country. ↗
- 2026-05-10 constituency_visit Spoke at inception workshop for Solar-Powered Safe Water for Coastal Communities project at Rampal Upazila Auditorium; emphasized reducing groundwater dependency via rainwater harvesting and safe sanitation in schools. ↗
- 2026-03-17 constituency_visit Inaugurated Satbaria canal excavation at Fakirhat, Bagerhat; stated 1,500 farmers and 650 hectares to benefit; BADC to oversee; government plans canal restoration across all 9 Bagerhat upazilas. ↗
- 2026-03-01 statement Announced national pledge to excavate 20,000 km of canals and plant 25 crore trees over five years under BNP government's environmental restoration programme. ↗
- 2026-02-21 statement Announced imminent coordinated law enforcement operation to eliminate piracy in the Sundarbans; spoke after visiting Khan Jahan Ali Mazar, Bagerhat; officials from district administration and BNP present. ↗
- 2026-02-17 appointment Sworn in as State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change in Tarique Rahman's BNP cabinet following 13th Jatiya Sangsad election victory. ↗
Provenance & notes
Wealth and income figures sourced from EC nomination affidavit via blog.sheikhazizurrahman.com.bd (secondary aggregator; EC gazette primary not directly accessed). Net wealth 6.427 crore BDT; annual income 42.97 lakh BDT. Vote count 102,661 is BSS election-night unofficial tally; Wikipedia cites 103,711 (final gazette figure) with 53.7% vote share. Runner-up margin per BSS: 4,335 votes (runner-up 98,326). No criminal cases in EC affidavit. boundary_redrawn_2024 set true: EC delimited constituency boundaries were revised in 2024-2025 per Wikipedia; Bagerhat retained 4 seats after court orders upheld. PhD awarded by American World University (unaccredited private institution, California), listed as declared in EC affidavit.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360669
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaikh_Faridul_Islam
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagerhat-3
- https://blog.sheikhazizurrahman.com.bd/2026/02/shaikh-faridul-islams-financial-profile.html?m=1
- https://www.bssnews.net/district/385709
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/385922
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/369616
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/364857
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/362809
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/jamaat-e-islami-wins-three-bagerhat-seats-bnp-secures-one-1360396