Zonayed Saki
Profile
- Party
- Ganosamhati Andolan
- Constituency
- Brahmanbaria-6
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- ৳4,600,000
- Criminal cases
- 0
- Education
- BSc (Statistics), University of Dhaka (enrolled 1991)
- Cabinet role
- State Minister for Planning
State Minister for Planning; focused on anti-corruption oversight of development projects and data-driven policymaking.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-04 statement Warned that corruption and delays in development project implementation will not be tolerated; announced Planning Ministry is drafting new strategic framework aligned with government election manifesto. ↗
- 2026-04-26 statement At ECNEC, conveyed PM Tarique Rahman's directive that all development projects must align with the government election manifesto and overarching development plans. ↗
- 2026-04-13 statement Stated the government is committed to ensuring accurate, reliable data as the foundation of development policy; emphasised data must be central to inclusive, equitable economic growth. ↗
- 2026-04-04 appointment Resigned as Chief Coordinator of Ganosamhati Andolan to observe party-government separation; Dewan Abdur Rashid Nilu named acting chief coordinator. ↗↗
- 2026-02-17 appointment Sworn in as State Minister for Planning in PM Tarique Rahman's cabinet; initially also held Finance portfolio, subsequently retained only Planning. ↗↗
- 2026-02-12 vote Elected MP for Brahmanbaria-6 (Bancharampur) with 98,231 votes, defeating Jamaat-e-Islami's Md. Mohsin; contested as BNP-led alliance candidate under Ganosamhati Andolan banner ('Mathal' symbol). ↗↗↗
Provenance & notes
Constituency number 248 confirmed correct; task brief described it as 'Nabinagar (parts)' which is accurate -- the constituency covers all of Bancharampur Upazila plus Barakandi and Chalimanganj unions of Nabinagar Upazila (Brahmanbaria-5 covers the remainder of Nabinagar). Brahmanbaria-5 = Nabinagar and Sarail. Vote count: BDNews24 reports final 98,231; BD-Pratidin and an earlier BSS dispatch cite 94,231 from 98 polling centres (likely partial count); TBS headline 'beats rival by 56,000' is consistent with winner 94,231 minus runner-up 37,965 = 56,266. Using 98,231 (BDNews24 final) as winner vote count; total valid votes 149,603 from TBS; derived vote shares: 98231/149603 = 65.66%, 37965/149603 = 25.38%, margin = 40.28 pp -- math verified. Registered voters: 289,674 (147,260 male, 142,413 female, 1 third-gender). Turnout: 149603/289674 = 51.65%. Wealth and income from EC nomination affidavit as reported by TBS: total assets Tk 4,600,000; annual income Tk 772,936 (Tk 120,141 business + Tk 2,795 savings certificates + Tk 650,000 profession). Wife Taslima Akhter (teacher/photographer) holds assets of Tk 12,300,000. Saki also holds 4.45 hectares non-agricultural land (not valued in affidavit) and Tk 320,000 advance with Bestway Nationwide Housing Ltd. No criminal cases found in any source; EC-only rule applied. Party role updated: Saki resigned as Ganosamhati Andolan Chief Coordinator on April 4, 2026 to enforce party-government separation; his party membership stands.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmanbaria-6
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zonayed_Saki
- https://bdnews24.com/national-election-2026/1b12c7b696e7
- https://bdnews24.com/national-election-2026/e872088d8d24
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/brahmanbaria-6-zonayed-saki-beats-jamaat-rival-56000-votes-1360246
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/zonayed-sakis-wife-outpaces-him-income-and-assets-1324096
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/360406
- https://en.bd-pratidin.com/national/2026/02/13/56925
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403215/jonayed-saki-wins-defeating-jamaat-candidate-on
- https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/zonayed-saki-steps-down-ganosamhati-andolon-chief-coordinator-4143186
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/zonayed-saki-become-state-minister-finance-and-planning-tariques-cabinet-1364291
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/384004