Shawkatul Islam Shaku
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Moulvibazar-2
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- BA (Honours) in Political Science, University of Dhaka; MA in Political Science, University of Dhaka
- Cabinet role
- —
Active in constituency since swearing-in; focused on law and order, traffic management in Kulaura town, and women's education; no declared parliamentary committee assignment confirmed as of 2026-05-17.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-13 constituency_visit Addressed discussion forum on women's education at Paikpara M A Ahad Modern College, Hazippur Union, Kulaura; credited BNP governments with advancing female education and cited PM Tarique Rahman's women's empowerment agenda. ↗↗
- 2026-02-26 constituency_visit Chaired Kulaura Upazila Law and Order Committee meeting at Upazila Parishad hall; directed police administration reorganisation, pledged to keep Kulaura town traffic-free, and committed to provide full support to local administration for maintaining security. ↗
- 2026-02-26 statement Stated publicly that criminals have no party affiliation and that law enforcement action will be taken against anyone who disrupts peace regardless of party; signalled zero-tolerance stance on local crime. ↗
- 2026-02-26 constituency_visit Returned to constituency on February 26 and was received with floral welcome at Bhanugach Railway Station by local supporters. ↗
Provenance & notes
Constituency number 236 confirmed by both Wikipedia and ViewsBangladesh. Boundary was redrawn in 2024 EC delimitation: previously included parts of Kamalganj Upazila; now covers only Kulaura Upazila. Winner vote count (68,381) and runner-up count (53,458) sourced from BSS News (primary wire) and cross-confirmed by Prothom Alo. BSS total of 121,839 = winner + runner-up only; 5 of 8 candidates forfeited deposits (sub-threshold results not individually itemised in reports), so true total valid votes slightly exceeds 121,839 -- vote shares computed on 121,839 as best available denominator, noted as approximate. Margin 12.25 pp = 56.12% - 43.88%. MP's prior parliamentary run was in 2001 as Jatiya Party (Langal symbol), lost; subsequently joined BNP. First BNP win in this seat since 1996 (confirmed Prothom Alo). Registered voters: 303,020 across 104 polling centres (Prothom Alo). wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases: EC affidavit PDF not publicly accessible; EC-only rule applied -- values left null. Age not confirmed in any source. Shawkatul Islam is UK-based (London from 1983); also described as US businessman in some sources -- UK-based teacher/examiner background confirmed by Kulaurar Darpan profile; US-businessman characterisation appears in TBSnews but not corroborated by other sources. Wikipedia 13th Jatiya Sangsad list renders name as 'Shawkat Hossain Saku' -- likely a data-entry variant; BSS, Prothom Alo, and Bangla sources all use 'Shawkatul Islam Shaku' as canonical form used here. No committee memberships published on parliament.gov.bd as of 2026-05-17 (site returned connection error during verification attempt).
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/361021
- https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/rktkks9r5p
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulvibazar-2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_13th_Jatiya_Sangsad
- https://viewsbangladesh.com/13th-national-parliamentary-election-moulvibazar-district/
- https://en.bd-pratidin.com/national/2026/02/13/56907
- https://www.kulaurardarpan.com/2025/07/01/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8/
- https://www.priyokulaura.com/2026/05/news-238.html
- https://www.shatmakantha.com/2026/02/26/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE/