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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-05-17
Mohammad Fakhrul Islam is the Member of Parliament for Noakhali-5 representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), currently focused on consolidating political stability and addressing local development needs.
Winner vote count 147,808 confirmed across 4 independent sources: BSS Bangla (bssnews.net/bangla/.../282763), Prothom Alo (prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/9oknls4ydm), The Daily Star (thedailystar.net/news/national-election-2026/news/bnp-reclaims-obaidul-quaders-noakhali-5-4105051), and Dhaka Tribune. Runner-up Mohammad Belayet Hosen (Jamaat-e-Islami) received 120,453 votes; raw margin 27,355 confirmed by BSS Bangla. Total valid votes not published in any accessible primary source; vote_share_percent and margin_percent left null. MP identified as a Dhaka-based businessman by The Daily Star; no EC affidavit details (age, education, wealth, criminal cases) found in any searchable source as of 2026-05-17. Wikipedia article on Muhammad Fakrul Islam notes no prior parliamentary terms; this is his first election win. Upazilas (Companiganj, Kabirhat) confirmed by Wikipedia (Noakhali-5 article) and BSS Bangla result. boundary_redrawn_2024 = false: a pre-2018 boundary change removed two union parishads from Noakhali Sadar (Wikipedia), but no 2024 EC redrawing found in any source. No cabinet position held; no committee assignments published by parliament.gov.bd as of verification date. Activity score 1: parliament sworn Feb 17, 2026; no news coverage of this MP beyond election result in the 90-day window.
Source: 8 primary source linksAs of 2026-05-17