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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. Rashiduzzaman Millat
| name = M. Rashiduzzaman Millat
| office = Member of Bangladesh Parliament
| native_name = এম. রশিদুজ্জামান মিল্লাত
| term_start =  
| native_name_lang = bn
| term_end =  
| image = 2026-03-24 M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Dhaka (cropped).jpg
| predecessor =  
| caption = Millat in 2026
| successor =  
| office = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism|Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism]]
| birth_date =  
| term_start = 17 February 2026
| birth_place =  
| primeminister = [[Tarique Rahman]]
| death_date =  
| predecessor  = [[Md. Mahbub Ali]]
| death_place =  
 
| office1      = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency1 = [[Jamalpur-1]]
| term_start1=17 February 2026
| predecessor1 = [[Nur Mohammad (Jamalpur politician)|Nur Mohammad]]
| constituency2 = [[Jamalpur-1]]
| term_start2 = 28 October 2001
| term_end2 = 27 October 2006
| predecessor2 = [[Abul Kalam Azad (politician, born 1939)|Abul Kalam Azad]]
| successor2 = Abul Kalam Azad
 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|01|14|df=y}}
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| bodyclass =  
| spouse = Mabia Suraiya
| mainwidth =  
| children = Sayed Bin Jaman Sourav
}}
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'''M. Rashiduzzaman Millat''' is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and the former Member of Parliament of [[Jamalpur-1]].
 
'''M. Rashiduzzaman Millat''' (born 14 January 1961)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/members/list-of-members?view=current&searchBy=constituency&page=1&search=Jamalpur-1|title=Member details|publisher=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=2026-02-25}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Jamalpur-1]] constituency ([[Dewanganj Upazila|Dewanganj]]–[[Baksiganj Upazila|Baksiganj]]). He is the incumbent [[Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism|state minister of civil aviation and tourism]] since February 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/nlsgfo6hl9 |access-date=19 February 2026 |work=[[Prothom Alo]]|date=18 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Millat was elected to parliament from Jamalpur-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=141 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002759/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=141 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Millat was first elected to [[Jatiya Sangsad]] representing [[Jamalpur-1]] as a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] candidate in October 2001.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=141 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=20 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229002759/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=141 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
In October 2007, the [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)|Anti-Corruption Commission]] (ACC) submitted charges against Millat, his wife Mabia Suraiya and son Sayed Bin Jaman Sourav in connection with a case filed for concealing Tk 4,82,05,695 from their wealth information.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-BNP lawmaker Millat, his wife, son charged|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-6534 |access-date=2026-02-25 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> In November, a special court sentenced Millat to six years imprisonment for not paying Tk 4.51 crore tax during the tax years 1988–89 to 2005–06.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former BNP MP Millat jailed for 6 years |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/former-bnp-mp-millat-jailed-for-6-years |access-date=20 October 2019 |work=bdnews24.com |date=28 November 2007}}</ref> [[Bangladesh Supreme Court]] barred him from contesting the [[2018 Bangladeshi general election]] due to his conviction.<ref>{{cite news |title=SC scraps nomination of BNP's Jamalpur 1 candidate |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2018/12/18/sc-scraps-nomination-of-bnp-s-jamalpur-1-candidate |access-date=20 October 2019 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=18 December 2018}}</ref>


In 2007, Millat was sentenced to six years imprisonment for tax dodging.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former BNP MP Millat jailed for 6 years |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2007/11/28/former-bnp-mp-millat-jailed-for-6-years |accessdate=20 October 2019 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> [[Bangladesh Supreme Court]] barred him from contesting the 2018 elections due to his conviction.<ref>{{cite news |title=SC scraps nomination of BNP’s Jamalpur 1 candidate |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2018/12/18/sc-scraps-nomination-of-bnp-s-jamalpur-1-candidate |accessdate=20 October 2019 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=18 December 2018}}</ref>
Millat won the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election]] contesting at the [[Jamalpur-1]] constituency securing 173,656 votes while his nearest opponent [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami]] candidate Nazmul Haque Saeedi got 97,820 votes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BNP wins all 5 seats in Jamalpur |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news/566087 |access-date=2026-02-25 |work=The Daily Observer}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:09, 24 March 2026


M. Rashiduzzaman Millat
এম. রশিদুজ্জামান মিল্লাত
Millat in 2026
Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byMd. Mahbub Ali
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byNur Mohammad
ConstituencyJamalpur-1
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byAbul Kalam Azad
Succeeded byAbul Kalam Azad
ConstituencyJamalpur-1
Personal details
Born (1961-01-14) 14 January 1961 (age 65)
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)Mabia Suraiya
ChildrenSayed Bin Jaman Sourav

M. Rashiduzzaman Millat (born 14 January 1961)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jamalpur-1 constituency (Dewanganj–Baksiganj). He is the incumbent state minister of civil aviation and tourism since February 2026.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

Millat was first elected to Jatiya Sangsad representing Jamalpur-1 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in October 2001.[3]

In October 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted charges against Millat, his wife Mabia Suraiya and son Sayed Bin Jaman Sourav in connection with a case filed for concealing Tk 4,82,05,695 from their wealth information.[4] In November, a special court sentenced Millat to six years imprisonment for not paying Tk 4.51 crore tax during the tax years 1988–89 to 2005–06.[5] Bangladesh Supreme Court barred him from contesting the 2018 Bangladeshi general election due to his conviction.[6]

Millat won the 2026 Bangladeshi general election contesting at the Jamalpur-1 constituency securing 173,656 votes while his nearest opponent Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Nazmul Haque Saeedi got 97,820 votes.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ex-BNP lawmaker Millat, his wife, son charged". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Former BNP MP Millat jailed for 6 years". bdnews24.com. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "SC scraps nomination of BNP's Jamalpur 1 candidate". Dhaka Tribune. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "BNP wins all 5 seats in Jamalpur". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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