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Parliament Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-05-17
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education, prioritizing the implementation of a modernized, technology-based curriculum and uniform standards across education streams.
Announced plans to bring all English-medium schools under a uniform policy.
Stated plans to showcase primary student creativity through national cultural activities.
Announced a new decentralized system for primary teacher transfers to improve transparency.
Spoke at a Cambridge International Education event regarding curriculum modernization and technology integration.
Reported initiation of plans to establish Math Labs in primary schools.
Stated the government's intention to rebuild the education system on a morality-based framework.
Met with a JICA delegation to discuss primary education reform and Japanese curriculum models.
Announced the introduction of cultural education and recruitment of arts teachers for primary schools.
Constituency number 186 confirmed by Wikipedia (Dhaka-13 article) as the 186th seat; matches EC delimitation. Dhaka-13 covers DNCC Wards 28-34 (Mohammadpur area); no upazila designation applies as this is a city corporation constituency. boundary_redrawn_2024 is false: Wikipedia records last boundary change in 2008; no EC gazette notification of 2024 change found across multiple searches. Vote counts (88,387 / 86,067) confirmed by BDNews24, Dhaka Tribune, and BSS. Total valid votes (174,454) and registered electorate (408,791) from Wikipedia Dhaka-13 article; margin 1.33 pp verified independently (88387-86067=2320; 2320/174454=1.330%). wealth_disclosed_bdt (16,159,451) = personal cash (15,693,872) + bank deposits (465,579) from EC nomination affidavit as reported by Network Bangladesh and TBS News; Hajjaj additionally declared 35 bhori gold by weight (not converted to BDT as affidavit did not state a valuation). income_annual_disclosed_bdt (3,535,793) = professional income (2,755,529) + share dividends (89,895) + joint business (690,369). No criminal cases declared in affidavit. Mamunul Haque filed a post-election complaint alleging fake ballots and procedural irregularities at 50+ centres; result stands as gazetted. Bobby Hajjaj previously founded NDM (Nationalist Democratic Movement) in 2017, left and joined BNP ahead of the 2026 election; this is his first parliamentary term. Age 48 as of 2026-05-17 (born 7 April 1978; turned 48 on 7 April 2026).
Source: 10 primary source linksAs of 2026-05-17