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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-05-17
His fate hangs on the July 9 High Court verdict on the loan-default challenge to his candidacy; despite winning Chattogram-2 with 138,545 votes, his result gazette and oath remain suspended.
High Court set June 24 for hearing the rule on the validity of his Chattogram-2 candidacy over loan-default allegations; his election result, gazette publication and oath remain suspended until the rule is disposed of.
High Court bench of Justices Fahmida Kader and Md Asif Hassan concluded hearing on whether his Chattogram-2 candidacy is valid and set July 9, 2026 for the verdict.
Vote counts and shares from Wikipedia Chittagong-2 article (primary: 138,545 BNP; 62,160 Jamaat; 12,415 BSP; total valid 216,452; registered electors 480,857; turnout 45.01%). Vote shares independently computed: 138545/216452=64.01%, 62160/216452=28.72%, margin=35.29pp. Runner-up Mohammad Nurul Amin contested as Jamaat-e-Islami nominee. Third candidate (Bangladesh Supreme Party, 12,415 votes, 5.74%) confirmed in Wikipedia breakdown. BSS District report (bssnews.net/district/360834) corroborates BNP win in Chattogram-2 as part of BNP's 14-seat sweep in Chattogram. Loan case: EC cancelled nomination January 18 (bdnews24, tbsnews); Appellate Division cleared him to contest February 3 while staying gazette (jagonews24, sunnews24x7); Prothom Alo loan-defaulters article (March 17) confirmed NFZ Terry Textile Tk 2.01 billion at Standard Bank Agrabad, gazette not yet issued; tob.news (March 29) confirmed gazette still withheld, court hearing scheduled last week of April; BSS May 16 article (bssnews.net/district/387588) refers to him as 'MP' inaugurating rice collection event -- gazette must have been published and oath taken before that date. Annual income Tk 5,746,844 from Prothom Alo pre-election candidate affidavit report (en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/ge2bxrhzpz). No prior parliamentary term confirmed across all sources searched; first-time MP. Age not available from any verified source. Party role 'former Joint Convener, BNP Chattogram North District unit' per tbsnews candidacy article. Committee assignments not published by parliament.gov.bd as of 2026-05-17. Verification status: verified (Wikipedia + BSS + Prothom Alo + tob.news + BDNews24 cross-checked, 2+ primary sources confirm winner and vote counts). [2026-05-17 reconcile: Wikipedia 13th JS table marks this seat as Vacant pending gazette/oath; local record reflects EC-announced winner. Gazette publication contested by HC/AD proceedings.]
Source: 10 primary source linksAs of 2026-05-17