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Parliament Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-05-17
State Minister for Cultural Affairs focused on reversing two decades of politicization in the cultural sector.
Met with the Ambassador of Argentina to discuss a Cultural Cooperation Agreement.
Addressed the Riverine Cultural Programme and criticized past politicization of the cultural sector.
Participated in the inauguration of the Nazrul Year 2026–2027 celebration program.
Visited ailing artist Shabnam Mushtari to provide financial assistance from the Artist Welfare Trust.
Constituency number 209 confirmed by Wikipedia (en + bn), BSS, and EC office records -- no discrepancy with the 209 given in the task. Upazilas: Rajbari Sadar and Goalanda, confirmed by both Wikipedia articles. Winner vote count (154,541) and runner-up vote count (101,092) sourced from BDNews24 and corroborated by Dhaka Tribune live results; raw margin = 53,449 votes. total_valid_votes not publicly confirmed from any primary source; vote_share_percent and margin_percent left null rather than imputed. wealth_disclosed_bdt and criminal_cases are null/empty: EC 2026 affidavit PDF not publicly accessible at verification date -- do not impute. Wikipedia notes a 2007 extortion case (arrest at Kakrail) but this is not confirmed as an ongoing case from the EC affidavit, so excluded per EC-only rule. Khaiyam (DOB 25 May 1957, age 68 at verification) previously held Rajbari-1 in the 8th JS (2001-2006); lost in 2008 and 2018. This is his second term. Cabinet appointment as State Minister for Cultural Affairs sworn 17 February 2026 confirmed by BSS, TBS, and Daily Star.
Source: 11 primary source linksAs of 2026-05-17