Nurul Islam Moni
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Barguna-2
- Terms
- 4
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 1
- Education
- University of Dhaka
- Cabinet role
- Chief Whip, 13th Jatiya Sangsad
Chief Whip of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad; focused on parliamentary effectiveness, anti-drug enforcement, and constituency law-and-order oversight in Barguna.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-14 constituency_visit Chaired Barguna District Law and Order Committee meeting; called for sincere, responsible, and efficient administration; reiterated zero-tolerance policy against drugs; directed authorities to take immediate legal action over a recent acid attack on a child in Barguna. ↗
- 2026-05-09 statement Stated that the country must build a society free from drugs, evil forces, and fascism where people can lead a peaceful and secure life. ↗
- 2026-04-25 statement In an interview as Chief Whip, said 133 bills were disposed of in the first days of the ongoing parliamentary session and highlighted that the government is striving to make the Jatiya Sangsad an effective, accountable, and truly democratic institution. ↗
- 2026-03-20 constituency_visit First visit to Barguna as Chief Whip; stated parliament cannot be effective without a functioning opposition and emphasised that opposition members can now speak more freely and criticise government activities. ↗↗
- 2026-03-02 appointment Appointed Chief Whip of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad by Presidential gazette notification. ↗↗
- 2026-02-13 other Declared winner in Barguna-2 with 90,643 votes; runner-up Jamaat's Sultan Ahmed received 85,247 votes (margin 5,396 votes). ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Vote share and margin_percent left null: total valid votes for Barguna-2 not confirmed in accessible primary sources; BSS and TBS report only Moni (90,643) and Sultan Ahmed (85,247) raw counts. Registered voters 337,744 (167,965 male, 169,775 female) per pre-election ECS data; constituency-specific turnout not found. Age 74 computed from birth year 1952 (Wikipedia). EC affidavit wealth/income not found in publicly accessible sources; null per EC-only rule. 2007 corruption conviction (14-year sentence by Barguna District Court) is a matter of public record; whether this appeared or was resolved in the 2026 EC nomination affidavit is unconfirmed. term_count is 4 (1988, 1991, 2001, 2026); he did not contest or win in 1996, 2008, 2014, or 2018.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360529
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/bnp-regains-stronghold-south-1361041
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/365315
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/nurul-islam-moni-appointed-chief-whip-parliament-1375501
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/370380
- https://banglamirrornews.com/2026/03/20/parliament-becomes-ineffective-without-opposition-chief-whip/
- https://www.bssnews.net/interview/381338
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/385644
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/387008
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barguna-2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurul_Islam_Moni
- https://www.bssnews.net/interview/358288
- https://viewsbangladesh.com/13th-national-parliamentary-election-barguna-district/