Zainul Abedin
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Barishal-3
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- ৳46,910,098
- Criminal cases
- 1
- Education
- —
- Cabinet role
- —
Chairing the JS Special Committee on ordinances is his dominant parliamentary role (Feb-Apr 2026); advocated for tobacco control legislation and pledged constituency focus on river erosion and employment.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-02 bill As Special Committee Chairman, tabled the committee report on 133 interim-government ordinances in Jatiya Sangsad: recommended 98 for full passage, 15 for introduction in amended form, 16 for further revision before reintroduction, and 4 for repeal (including the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance 2025 and Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025). Anti-Corruption Commission, Police Commission, and Referendum ordinances withheld. ↗↗
- 2026-03-30 media_appearance Attended Nari Maitree forum at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy as chief guest; stated the Tobacco Control Ordinance 2025 would be enacted into law in parliament's first session, arguing human life outweighs revenue considerations. ↗
- 2026-03-10 statement Chaired a Bangladesh Nationalist Lawyers' Forum discussion on democracy and rule of law, attended as Bar Council Vice Chairman and BNP MP. ↗
- 2026-02-13 other Declared winner in Barishal-3 with 80,930 votes (46.48%), defeating AB Party's Asaduzzaman Bhuiyan (61,192 votes, 35.14%) by a margin of 19,738 votes. Post-victory stated BNP had regained public trust and pledged to prioritise river erosion control, improved communications, and employment generation for Babuganj-Muladi. ↗↗↗
Provenance & notes
EC affidavit data (age 72, wealth BDT 46,910,098, income BDT 7,056,617, 25 ongoing cases) sourced from banglastream.net which aggregates EC halonama disclosures. Education field blank in affidavit. Income sources include agriculture, rent, shares, and legal practice. Party role 'Vice Chairman' is the dominant designation in BSS, Dhaka Tribune, and Financial Express; BSS nomination report also used 'Standing Committee member' which may reflect concurrent membership. No prior parliamentary terms identified; 2026 is his first election to Jatiya Sangsad from Barishal-3. Runner-up Asaduzzaman Bhuiyan (Barrister Fuad) contested on AB Party ticket as part of Jamaat-led 11-party alliance. Total valid votes 174,143 from 332,097 registered electors (turnout 52.44%) per Wikipedia citing EC data.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360722
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360662
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barisal-3
- https://banglastream.net/bangladesh-election-2026/seats/barisal-3
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/373997
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/parliament/406818/parliament-accepts-98-ordinances-drops-20
- https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/barrister-fuad-suffers-heavy-defeat-in-barisal-3
- https://thebangladeshtoday.com/?p=33247
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/231991
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/404374/bnp-weighs-key-parliamentary-posts-ahead-of-march