Md Abul Kalam Azad
Profile
- Party
- Jamaat-e-Islami
- Constituency
- Khulna-6
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
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- Cabinet role
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Opposition MP; aligned with Jamaat-NCP bloc demanding referendum reform and opposing BNP legislative agenda without adequate consultation; constituency priorities include coastal embankment rehabilitation (Koyra-Paikgachha face chronic cyclone damage).
Recent activity
- 2026-04-09 vote Walked out of parliament along with Jamaat and NCP bloc in protest against passage of Local Government (Municipality) Amendment Bill 2026 and related bills without adequate opposition consultation. ↗
- 2026-04-01 statement Participated in opposition walkout led by Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman over government's failure to commit to referendum reform; opposition demanded equal representation on the proposed special committee. ↗
- 2026-03-12 other Attended maiden session of 13th Jatiya Sangsad; Jamaat and NCP bloc boycotted the president's address in protest against perceived continuation of autocratic figures on the floor. ↗↗
- 2026-02-13 other Declared winner from Khulna-6 (Koyra-Paikgachha) with 150,724 votes (52.90%), defeating BNP's SM Monirul Hasan (124,710 votes, 43.77%). ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Vote shares from Wikipedia (Khulna-6 article): 52.90% winner, 43.77% runner-up, margin 9.13 pp. BSS reported 150,724 + 124,710 = 275,434 as the two-candidate sum; Wikipedia percentages imply total valid votes ~284,922 (other candidates account for ~3.33%). Total valid votes left null pending EC gazette confirmation. Azad is a first-time MP; prior Jamaat winners from this seat were Shah Md Ruhul Quddus (1991, 2001). Azad served as Khulna City Jamaat Amir before election. Biographical details (age, education, occupation, Bangla name) not found in accessible sources; EC affidavit not publicly retrievable at time of verification. Wealth and criminal cases: no EC-sourced data found; fields left null/empty per EC-only rule. Verification status set to 'partial': election result confirmed by 2+ sources (BSS, Wikipedia, Dhaka Tribune); MP biography unconfirmed beyond party and role. [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-2026/360817
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna-6
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_13th_Jatiya_Sangsad
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/403316/bnp-wins-4-seats-jamaat-2-in-khulna
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/403305/26-candidates-lose-security-deposits-in-six-khulna
- https://banglamirrornews.com/2026/04/01/opposition-walks-out-of-parliament-over-referendum-issue/
- https://www.tbsnews.net/analysis/opposition-walkout-parliament-why-politics-trumped-decorum-first-session-1385806
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/opposition-stages-walkout-over-municipality-other-bills-parliament-1407451
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/368140