M. Naser Rahman
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Moulvibazar-3
- Terms
- 2
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- —
- Cabinet role
- —
Focused on constituency infrastructure (roads, Srimangal airport launch, Dhaka-Srimangal direct train), minority community relations in the tea garden belt, and direct constituent access via public hotline; no cabinet appointment.
Recent activity
- 2026-03-20 constituency_visit Announced a direct public hotline (01711751515) for constituent complaints and information, framing it as a governance transparency measure in the new term. ↗
- 2026-03-16 constituency_visit Attended inauguration of Katagang canal excavation in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila alongside Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury; project targets irrigation improvement, increased Boro paddy yields, and local food security. ↗
- 2026-03-03 international Met Indian Assistant High Commissioner Anirudh Dash and Second Secretary Rajesh Bhatia at Dusai Resort, Moulvibazar; discussed Hindu community welfare, communal harmony, tea garden worker conditions, and temple maintenance; pushed back on what he called fabricated Indian media reporting on minority safety in Bangladesh. ↗
- 2026-02-17 appointment Sworn in as MP for Moulvibazar-3 at the inaugural session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad; BNP government formed under PM Tarique Rahman. ↗↗
- 2026-02-12 vote Elected MP for Moulvibazar-3 in the 13th national parliament election with 156,757 votes, defeating Jamaat-e-Islami's Md Abdul Mannan (77,636 votes) by 79,121 votes; BNP swept all four Moulvibazar seats. ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Constituency number 237 confirmed by Wikipedia navigation brackets (Moulvibazar-2 = 236, Moulvibazar-4 = 238) and Jugantor candidate page; matches requested number, no correction needed. Upazilas (Moulvibazar Sadar + Rajnagar) confirmed by Wikipedia, Jugantor, and BSS. Winner vote count 156,757 and runner-up 77,636 confirmed by BSS (state news agency, primary source) and corroborated by election.results.com.bd aggregator; absolute margin 79,121 is internally consistent (156,757 - 77,636 = 79,121). Registered voters 486,212 from Jugantor candidate page; total valid votes not published per-constituency by EC, so vote_share_percent, runner_up_vote_share, and margin_percent are null. MP age 63: born August 29, 1962 per Bangla Wikipedia; age 63 as of May 2026, confirmed. Party roles -- District BNP President (appointment April 17, 2019, per en.Wikipedia) and BNP National Executive Committee member confirmed by en.Wikipedia and BNP website search. Term count 2: by-election November 12, 2001 (8th Parliament, Moulvibazar-3, won with 102,987 votes per Wikipedia) and 2026 13th Parliament; he did not contest or win in 2008, 2014, 2018, or 2024 elections (AL era). Prior criminal record: ACC filed case May 2007 (concealed Tk 6.06 crore); Dhaka anti-graft tribunal sentenced him to 13 years (10yr graft + 3yr concealment) on March 31, 2008; Sylhet court sentenced him to 9 years for extortion (September 18, 2007). High Court later acquitted him in the extortion case; status of 2008 graft conviction not confirmed acquitted or served as of verification date. EC-only rule strictly applied: 2026 EC affidavit not publicly accessible at verification date; wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases set to null/empty, no imputation from secondary sources or pre-2026 case records. boundary_redrawn_2024 false: constituency created 1984, Wikipedia documents no subsequent boundary change. Cabinet_role null: not appointed to cabinet in Tarique Rahman government. Committee memberships: 13th Parliament committees not yet published per-MP in accessible sources as of May 17, 2026.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/361028
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulvibazar-3
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Naser_Rahman
- https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AE._%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/403317/bnp-wins-four-seats-in-moulvibazar
- https://www.jugantor.com/13th-parliament-election-2026/candidate/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8
- https://www.jugantor.com/country-news/1073062
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/369434
- https://protidinerpost.com/2026/03/20/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8F-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B/
- https://www.gonokantho.com/details.php?id=104625
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/17/incoming-bangladesh-pm-tarique-rahman-lawmakers-sworn-into-parliament