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Parliament Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-05-17
Minister of Industries, Commerce, and Textiles and Jute.
Served as chief guest at the Litchi Festival and Agricultural Trade Fair in Pabna.
Informed Parliament that the government will focus on private sector participation rather than new state-owned jute mills.
Announced initiative to reduce business startup time from one year to 14 days.
Spoke at a seminar on the National Budget 2026-27 regarding SME sector and sugar mill reforms.
Stated that the government is implementing fast-track reforms in business registration and port management.
Constituency number 229 confirmed by en.Wikipedia (Sylhet-1 article, fetched 2026-05-17), consistent with the task assignment -- no discrepancy. Areas: Sylhet Sadar Upazila plus wards 1-27 and 31-39 of Sylhet City Corporation (wards 28-30 fall in Sylhet-2 per Wikipedia). Boundary not redrawn in 2024 EC delimitation: no source found indicating Sylhet-1 was among the redrawn seats. Election figures (176,936 / 134,983 / 317,628 total valid votes / 46.65% turnout / 680,946 registered electors) sourced from Wikipedia Sylhet-1 article and corroborated by BSS and Dhaka Tribune; margin 13.21% independently derived as (176,936-134,983)/317,628 = 13.207%. Vote shares independently verified: 176,936/317,628 = 55.71%, 134,983/317,628 = 42.50%. Age 56 as of 2026-05-17 (born 25 Sep 1969). wealth_disclosed_bdt set null: EC affidavit disclosed loan obligations (Muktadir Tk 68.5M; wife Tk 627.6M Trust Bank + Tk 980M Prime Bank; wife loans Tk 148.7M Islami Bank + Tk 969M Al-Arafah Islami Bank, rescheduled Oct-Dec 2025) but net asset total not available from any primary source reviewed; per EC-only rule, imputing is prohibited. criminal_cases left empty: no criminal charges documented in EC affidavit per Prothom Alo coverage; the loan-defaulter court-stay-order issue (FM Yarn Dyeing Limited and Magnum Enterprise Limited) is a financial/civil matter, not a criminal case, and Muktadir denied connection to those firms. term_count = 1: first-time MP; contested Sylhet-1 in 2018 under BNP but was defeated (12th Parliament election was boycotted by BNP nationally). prior_terms empty accordingly. committee_memberships not found in any primary source; as triple-portfolio minister, likely exempt from ordinary standing committee seats (ministerial convention). Bangla name confirmed via bn.Wikipedia and Ministry of Industries official website.
Briefed Parliament on initiatives to revive state-owned textile and jute mills via public-private partnerships.
Announced plans to use AI to monitor market prices for 30 essential commodities.
Attended a program in Sylhet Sadar highlighting government development projects.
Attended a meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman regarding the reopening of closed state-owned factories.
Inaugurated an industrial fair at the BSCIC building in Dhaka.
Source: 13 primary source linksAs of 2026-05-17