Salahuddin Ahmed
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Cox's Bazar-1
- Terms
- 3
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 1
- Education
- SSC Shilkhali High School Pekua (1977); HSC Chittagong College (1979); LLB (Hons.) University of Dhaka (1984); LLM University of Dhaka (1986)
- Cabinet role
- Minister for Home Affairs
Serving as Home Minister: leading law-and-order reform (nationwide anti-drug/extortion operations since May 1), police modernisation drive, and Rohingya camp security coordination in Ukhiya and Teknaf.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-11 statement Addressed senior police officials conference at Rajarbagh Police Auditorium; pledged to transform Bangladesh Police into a technology-driven, people-friendly force and end enforced disappearances and extrajudicial deaths. ↗
- 2026-05-01 appointment Launched nationwide special joint operation (police, RAB, narcotics control, intelligence) against drugs, illegal arms, and extortion syndicates. ↗
- 2026-04-28 speech Addressed Jatiya Sangsad on law and order: outlined special drives against mob violence and extortion, use of CCTV and Case Data Management System, and urged citizens to report via emergency line 999. ↗↗
- 2026-03-26 international Represented Bangladesh at Global Fraud Summit 2026 in Vienna, Austria; called for international cooperation against digital fraud and cross-border financial crime.
- 2026-02-17 appointment Sworn in as Minister for Home Affairs in PM Tarique Rahman's cabinet on the same day 13th Parliament was inaugurated. ↗↗
Provenance & notes
EC-announced final results per BSS result-centre report (13 Feb 2026): 222,019 (Salahuddin, BNP) vs 129,728 (Abdullah Al Faruk, Jamaat-e-Islami), total valid votes 351,747. Math verified: 222019/351747=63.12%, 129728/351747=36.88%, margin=26.24 pp, raw gap=92,291. BSS preliminary (12 Feb) showed 219,758 vs 125,311 (margin 94,447) -- these are the pre-final counts; EC-final figures used throughout. Wikipedia (Cox's Bazar-1 article) independently confirms 222,019 / 129,728 / 351,747 and 63.12% / 36.88% / 26.24 pp. Registered voters: 540,890 (Wikipedia); Prothom Alo reports 533,089 -- discrepancy likely reflects different list cut-off dates; Wikipedia figure used as it aligns with the EC result page. term_count set to 3: Wikipedia confirms 7th JS (1996-2001) and 8th JS (2001-2006) as the two prior terms; some BSS sources mention the 6th JS (February 1996, dissolved after 12 days) but Wikipedia does not list it as a verified term -- excluded to avoid overcounting. Bribery conviction (2008, ACC): he served ~2 years 2 months and was released March 2009; separate acquittals in two Cox's Bazar cases reported by TBS/Daily Star are distinct proceedings. The bribery conviction's appellate outcome is not confirmed from publicly accessible sources as of 2026-05-17 -- listed as ongoing criminal_cases disclosure per EC affidavit convention. He is the first full cabinet minister from Cox's Bazar since independence (Prothom Alo).
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360335
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360696
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/377499
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/361836
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/382248
- https://www.bssnews.net/js-session/382366
- https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/386224
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar-1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salahuddin_Ahmed_(Cox%27s_Bazar_politician)
- https://www.prothomalo.com/politics/3jo3jx38o1
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh-election-2026/bnp-secures-clean-sweep-across-coxs-bazar-constituencies-1360506
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/403192/bnp%E2%80%99s-salahuddin-leads-by-significant-margin-in