Abul Hossain Khan
BNP · Barishal-6
· verified (verified 2026-05-17)
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Barishal-6
- Terms
- 2
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 1
- Education
- —
- Cabinet role
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Pledged to prioritize agriculture and fisheries development for underprivileged communities in Bakerganj; made a notable parliament statement defending presence of freedom fighters within Jamaat.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-01 statement Khan made a parliament floor statement asserting that freedom fighters exist within Jamaat-e-Islami, sparking political debate. ↗
- 2026-02-12 constituency_visit Elected MP for Barishal-6 with 81,087 votes; received a floral welcome in Bakerganj from supporters after election results were declared. ↗↗
- 2026-02-04 statement As Barishal district BNP convener, Khan announced that millions of activists were ready to ensure a peaceful welcome for BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman's visit to Barishal after two decades. ↗
Provenance & notes
EC affidavit wealth/cases not publicly available via web as of 2026-05-17; criminal_cases entry reflects a 2007 firearms case from BDNews24 -- current legal status unconfirmed. Runner-up was Jamaat's Mahmudunnabi (31.9%), not Islami Andolan's Faizul Karim (3rd, 28,823 votes); TBS headline is misleading. Vote shares computed from official total of 171,138 valid votes at 54.23% turnout (BSS/TBS). Term count 2: also elected 2001-2006 from same seat.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360662
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/bnps-abul-hossain-defeats-islami-andolans-faizul-karim-barishal-6-1360426
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/bnp-regains-stronghold-south-1361041
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abul_Hossain_Khan
- https://www.deshrupantor.com/682021/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8
- https://www.bd-bulletin.com/news/136386
- https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/barisal-court-sends-abul-hossain-khan-to-jail
- https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php/Bakerganj_Upazila