Rafiqul Islam Khan

Rafiqul Islam Khan is currently focused on holding the government accountable for law and order issues while advocating for the continuation of religious infrastructure projects in his constituency and nationwide.

Winner confirmed by BSS (official state news agency), Wikipedia, and multiple Bangladeshi outlets. Election was one of the narrowest in the 13th parliament: Rafiqul Islam Khan trailed BNP's Akbar Ali by 765 votes on ordinary ballots before postal ballots (3,221 total) reversed the result; final margin 594 votes. Vote share and margin_percent set null: total valid votes not confirmed from any primary source (5 candidates contested; only top-2 counts are publicly available). Wealth (BDT 99,45,329) and annual income (BDT 15,10,500) sourced from EC nomination affidavit as reported by Jagonews24. No criminal cases in affidavit. Rafiqul Islam Khan is a 'Mawlana' (religious scholar title) per Bangla sources. He served as central president of Islami Chhatrashibir (Jamaat student wing) in 1994. First term as MP. Parliamentary role: Opposition Whip. Seat subject to active election petition (HC challenge by BNP's Akbar Ali); status as of May 17 2026 not resolved.