Sarwar Alamgir

BNP · Chittagong-2 · verified (verified 2026-05-17)

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Party: BNP
Constituency: Chittagong-2
Terms: 1
Disclosed wealth: —
Criminal cases: 1
Education: —
Cabinet role: —

Active as MP in Fatikchhari constituency (gazette stay resolved by mid-May 2026); focused on agricultural development and farmers' welfare; loan default case at High Court still formally noted in record.

Recent activity

2026-05-16 constituency_visit Inaugurated the government Boro paddy and rice collection program as chief guest at Nazirhat Upazila Food Warehouse, Fatikchhari; emphasized farmers' contributions and praised government agricultural support measures including agricultural cards and free fertilizer. ↗
2026-03-29 legal Still awaiting gazette publication as of article date; stated 'I have not been able to take the oath, but I remain by their side'; case hearing scheduled for last week of April; BSS reported him as MP from May 16 onwards, indicating gazette resolved by then. ↗
2026-02-12 vote Won Chittagong-2 (Fatikchhari) with 138,545 votes (64.01%) against Jamaat's Mohammad Nurul Amin (62,160 votes, 28.72%) and Bangladesh Supreme Party candidate (12,415 votes, 5.74%). Turnout 45.01% of 480,857 registered electors. ↗↗
2026-02-03 legal Appellate Division of the Supreme Court cleared Sarwar Alamgir to contest the February 12 election despite EC cancelling his nomination on January 18 over loan default; court simultaneously stayed publication of results pending final disposal of the appeal. ↗↗
2026-01-18 legal Election Commission cancelled Sarwar Alamgir's nomination for Chattogram-2 on grounds of loan default (NFZ Terry Textile, Tk 2.01 billion at Standard Bank Agrabad branch), following appeal by Jamaat candidate Mohammad Nurul Amin. ↗↗

Provenance & notes

Vote counts and shares from Wikipedia Chittagong-2 article (primary: 138,545 BNP; 62,160 Jamaat; 12,415 BSP; total valid 216,452; registered electors 480,857; turnout 45.01%). Vote shares independently computed: 138545/216452=64.01%, 62160/216452=28.72%, margin=35.29pp. Runner-up Mohammad Nurul Amin contested as Jamaat-e-Islami nominee. Third candidate (Bangladesh Supreme Party, 12,415 votes, 5.74%) confirmed in Wikipedia breakdown. BSS District report (bssnews.net/district/360834) corroborates BNP win in Chattogram-2 as part of BNP's 14-seat sweep in Chattogram. Loan case: EC cancelled nomination January 18 (bdnews24, tbsnews); Appellate Division cleared him to contest February 3 while staying gazette (jagonews24, sunnews24x7); Prothom Alo loan-defaulters article (March 17) confirmed NFZ Terry Textile Tk 2.01 billion at Standard Bank Agrabad, gazette not yet issued; tob.news (March 29) confirmed gazette still withheld, court hearing scheduled last week of April; BSS May 16 article (bssnews.net/district/387588) refers to him as 'MP' inaugurating rice collection event -- gazette must have been published and oath taken before that date. Annual income Tk 5,746,844 from Prothom Alo pre-election candidate affidavit report (en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/ge2bxrhzpz). No prior parliamentary term confirmed across all sources searched; first-time MP. Age not available from any verified source. Party role 'former Joint Convener, BNP Chattogram North District unit' per tbsnews candidacy article. Committee assignments not published by parliament.gov.bd as of 2026-05-17. Verification status: verified (Wikipedia + BSS + Prothom Alo + tob.news + BDNews24 cross-checked, 2+ primary sources confirm winner and vote counts). [2026-05-17 reconcile: Wikipedia 13th JS table marks this seat as Vacant pending gazette/oath; local record reflects EC-announced winner. Gazette publication contested by HC/AD proceedings.]

Sarwar Alamgir

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