Rakibul Islam Bakul
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Khulna-3
- Terms
- 1
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 1
- Education
- BSc Physics, University of Dhaka (enrolled 1985); Higher Secondary, Khulna BL College
- Cabinet role
- Parliamentary Whip
Parliamentary Whip; championing Khulna industrial revival (EPZ-model city in Khalishpur/Daulatpur), Lal Hospital upgrade, and family card welfare expansion.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-12 constituency_visit Bakul announced upgrade of Lal Hospital (Khulna) into a full-fledged healthcare centre with modern equipment and additional doctors and nurses. ↗
- 2026-04-12 statement As Whip, stated sports are vital for balanced youth development alongside academic studies. ↗
- 2026-04-04 constituency_visit Distributed compensation cheques to families of victims of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings in Khulna. ↗
- 2026-04-03 statement Called on tax officials to be people-friendly and simplify rules; emphasised transparency in income tax system as driver of national development. ↗
- 2026-03-10 statement Praised the family card initiative as a fulfilment of PM Tarique Rahman's commitment to empower women; said programme will expand nationwide after June budget. ↗↗
- 2026-02-18 statement Announced plan to build a state-of-the-art industrial city in Khalishpur/Daulatpur on EPZ model, revive closed jute mills, upgrade Daulatpur BL College to university, and improve healthcare infrastructure. ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Vote shares computed from BSS-reported totals: 74,845 / 152,245 = 49.16%; 66,010 / 152,245 = 43.36%; margin 5.80 pp. Total registered voters 254,409; turnout 59.84%. Age estimated from DU enrollment 1985 (born ~1965-66); no EC-published birth date found. Wealth/income from EC affidavit not publicly available in accessible sources at time of verification; field left null per EC-only rule. Criminal cases: one 2024 AL-era arrest, bail granted by Supreme Court; no active EC-documented cases confirmed. Dighalia upazila is split across constituencies; Khulna-3 covers Aronghata and Jogipole unions only. [2026-06-08 audit correction] total_valid_votes 152,245 -> 148,147 and vote_share 49.16 -> 53.28 (Wikipedia Khulna-3).
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360672
- https://www.bssnews.net/district/362147
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/361975
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/367662
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/374508
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/374090
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/376915
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/377181
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/family-cards-all-after-june-budget-whip-bakul-1382981
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna-3
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakibul_Islam_(Politician)
- https://www.bakul.info/biography-of-rakibul-islam-bakul/
- https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/403316/bnp-wins-4-seats-jamaat-2-in-khulna
- https://www.bssnews.net/district/361305