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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin
|name=Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin
| native_name = {{nobold|মীর মোহাম্মদ হেলাল উদ্দিন}}
|native_name=মীর মোহাম্মদ হেলাল উদ্দিন
| native_name_lang = bn
|native_name_lang=bn
| image = 2026-02-18 Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin at Bangladesh Secretariat (cropped).jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|12|df=y}}
| caption = Helal in 2026
|father=[[Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin]]
| office = [[Ministry of Land|Minister of State for Land]]
|occupation=Lawyer and politician
| primeminister = [[Tarique Rahman]]
|party=[[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| predecessor = [[Kayser Kamal]]
| successor =
| term_start = 12 March 2026
| term_end =
| office1 = [[Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs|Minister of State for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]]
| primeminister1 = [[Tarique Rahman]]
| term_start1 = 17 February 2026
| predecessor1 = [[Kujendra Lal Tripura]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency2 = [[Chittagong-5]]
| term_start2 = 17 February 2026
| predecessor2 = [[Anisul Islam Mahmud]]
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|08|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Hathazari]], [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]], Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| father = [[Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin]]
| mother = Dalia Nazneen Nasir
| spouse = Naushin Arjan Helal
| alma_mater = [[University of Wolverhampton]]
| occupation = Barrister, politician
| website = {{url|mirhelal.com}}
}}
}}
'''Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin''' (born 12 August)<ref name=bar>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakabarassociation.com/view_member_personal_detail.php?detail=7805|title=View member details|publisher=Dhaka Bar Association|accessdate=2021-10-01}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi barrister and [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician. He hails from a renowned family of Mir Bari, Mirer Khil Mirer Haat, Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is serving as a member of the National Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He is also serving as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the BNP.


== Early life and education ==
'''Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin''' (born 12 August 1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/members/list-of-members?view=current&searchBy=name&page=1&search=Helal+Uddin|title=Member details|publisher=Bangladesh Parliament|accessdate=2026-02-23}}</ref> is a barrister and [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician.<ref name=bio/> He is the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Chittagong-5]] constituency and the incumbent [[Minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs|Minister of State for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs]] since February 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BNP wins unofficially in Ctg seats |url=https://www.bssnews.net/district/360834 |website=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |access-date=2026-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2026-02-18 |title=Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/government/nlsgfo6hl9 |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=Prothomalo |language=en}}</ref> Also, he was appointed as the Minister of State for [[Ministry of Land]] on 12 March 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |title=মুক্তিযুদ্ধমন্ত্রী আযম খান, ভূমি প্রতিমন্ত্রী মীর হেলাল |url=https://www.jugantor.com/job-seek/1076834 |access-date=2026-03-12 |website=Jugantor |language=bn}}</ref>
Mir Helal is the only son of late Dalia Nazneen Nasir and [[Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin|Advocate Mir Mohammed Nasiruddin]]. His father  is a veteran politician and an advocate of the appellate division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was one of the founder leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Chittagong.


Mir Mohammed Nasiruddin was the founder Convenor of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Hathazari Unit. He subsequently served the party as the elected president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chittagong North District, as the elected president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chittagong City Unit. He also served the party as an International Affairs Secretary of the National Executive Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Advisor to the chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) former Prime Minister of Bangladesh [[Begum Khaleda Zia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khaleda Zia {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Khaleda-Zia|access-date=2021-12-22|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> At present he is serving as the vice chairman of the BNP. As a statesman Mr. Mir Mohammed Nasiruddin served the country as the Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation, Chairman of Janata Bank, Board of Directors, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and lastly as the State Minister in charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism of the Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh.
==Background==
Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin is the only son of [[Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin]], a  former [[Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism|State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism]] and [[Mayor of Chittagong]], and  Dalia Nazneen Nasir.<ref name=bio>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-10 |title=About Barrister Mir Helal Politician & Social Activist |url=https://mirhelal.com/about-barrister-mir-helal/ |access-date=2026-02-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>


Mir Helal's late mother Dalia Nazneen Nasir also hails from a very well known, respectable and prominent “Dovash” family of Chittagong. She graduated and completed her master's degree from Chittagong University in sociology and later pursued a law degree.
==Career==


By profession an advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, a UK trained barrister-at-law, member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK.
By profession an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, a UK trained Barrister-at-Law, Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, Uk, Barrister Mir Helal hails from a renowned family of Mir Bari, Mirer Khil Mirer Haat, Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Barrister Mir Helal is serving as the Assistant Organising Secretary (Chittagong Division) of the National Executive Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party – BNP. He is also serving as Special Assistant to BNP Chairperson’s Foreign Afffairs Advisory Committee. Barrister Helal is also Member of the BNP Media Cell. He is Director of Ziaur Rahman Foundation and Convenor of Legal Research Cell, an organization found and headed by the Chairman of BNP Mr Tarique Rahman.


==Career==
In March 2007, [[Anti-Corruption Commission (Bangladesh)|Anti-Corruption Commission]] filed a case at Gulshan Police Station against Nasiruddin and his family, including Uddin, for illegally accumulating wealth worth around Tk 28 crore and concealing the information.<ref name=prison>{{Cite news |title=BNP leader Mir Nasir sent to prison upon surrender in graft case|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/bnp-leader-mir-nasir-sent-prison-upon-surrender-graft-case-1991625 |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=The Daily Star |date=2020-11-08|language=en}}</ref> In July, an anti-graft tribunal sentenced Nasiruddin to 13 years' imprisonment and Uddin to 3 year's for abetting his father in those cases.<ref name=sc>{{Cite news |title=SC scraps Mir Nasir, son's acquittal |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sc-scraps-mir-nasir-sons-acquittal-31722 |access-date=2026-02-23 |date=2014-07-03|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> After a series of challenging, acquittals and rehearings by [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh|Supreme Court]] and [[High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh|High Court]], in October 2020, Uddin was sent to jail after his surrender.<ref>{{Cite news |title=HC upholds Mir Nasir’s, son’s jail terms in graft case |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/193796/hc-upholds-mir-nasir%E2%80%99s-son%E2%80%99s-jail-terms-in-graft |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=High Court confirms 13-year jail sentence for BNP leader Mir Nasir over hidden assets |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/high-court-confirms-13-year-jail-sentence-for-bnp-leader-mir-nasir-over-hidden-assets |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=bdnews24|date=2019-11-19|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-16 |title=Appellate Division stays sentences of BNP leader Mir Nasir, son Mir Helal |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/court/appellate-division-stays-sentences-bnp-leader-mir-nasir-son-mir-helal-1094061 |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SC stays graft case sentences against Mir Nasiruddin, Mir Helaluddin |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news-flash/255599 |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=BSS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Mir Mohammad Helal sent to jail in corruption case |url=https://thefinancetoday.net/article/politics/14004/Mir-Mohammad-Helal-sent-to-jail-in-corruption-case |date=2020-10-28|access-date=2026-02-23 |work=The Finance Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/119093/sc-rejects-pleas-of-mir-nasir-son-to-appeal-without-surrender|title=SC rejects pleas of Mir Nasir, son to appeal without surrender|date=2020-10-16|accessdate=2026-02-23|work=New Age BD}}</ref> In September 2025, the [[Appellate Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh|Appellate Division of the Supreme Court]] acquitted Uddin along with his father.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SC acquits BNP leaders Tuku, Mir Nasir and his son in graft cases|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/sc-acquits-bnp-leaders-tuku-mir-nasir-and-his-son-graft-cases |access-date=2026-02-23 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>
Mir Helal is serving as a member of the National Executive Committee of the BNP.<ref>{{Cite news |title= BNP news update in Bangladesh, World|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/hashtag/bnp|access-date=2021-12-22|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> He is also serving as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the BNP. He is a member of the Central Convening Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Lawyers Forum. Mir Helal is involved in many social activities and is the vice chairman of the Board of Trustees of his family’s charitable trust “Dalia-Nusrat Memorial Trust”. Through these trust various charitable works are carried out in Hathazari and as well as others parts of Chittagong. Dalia-Nusrat Memorial Trust built many religious establishments and independently runs a Islamic education centre known as the Amatunnoor Taalimul Quran Nurani Madrasha and Hefjokhana. Mir Helal is the president of the Management Committee of Mir Nowabul Hoque Memorial High School, Mirekhil, Hathazari, Chittagong and contributing towards providing education to the people of his area.


Mir Helal has also been involved with a policy institute called the “Centre for Nationalism Studies<ref>{{Cite web|title=Center for Nationalism Studies Sarajevo {{!}} Home|url=https://nationalismstudies.org/|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Center for Nationalism Studies|language=en-US}}</ref>" (CNS) as Treasure of the Board of Trustees. He is serving as a member of the panel of Editors of a monthly literary magazine “Srijon”. He is also affiliated with many professional and social organisations and clubs namely the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, Dhaka Bar Association, Chittagong Bar Association, Gulshan Society, Chittagong Club Ltd, Baridhara Cosmopoliton Club Ltd and Gulshan Youth Club Ltd.
Uddin won the [[2026 Bangladeshi general election]] contesting at the [[Chittagong-5]] constituency securing 147,054 votes while his nearest opponent [[Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis]] candidate Nasiruddin Munir got 46,589 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BNP candidate Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin wins from Chattogram-5|url=https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360763 |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=BSS}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:14, 25 March 2026


Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin
মীর মোহাম্মদ হেলাল উদ্দিন
Helal in 2026
Minister of State for Land
Assumed office
12 March 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byKayser Kamal
Minister of State for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byKujendra Lal Tripura
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byAnisul Islam Mahmud
ConstituencyChittagong-5
Personal details
Born (1982-08-12) 12 August 1982 (age 43)
Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Spouse(s)Naushin Arjan Helal
Parents
Alma materUniversity of Wolverhampton
OccupationBarrister, politician
Websitemirhelal.com

Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin (born 12 August 1982)[1] is a barrister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[2] He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-5 constituency and the incumbent Minister of State for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs since February 2026.[3][4] Also, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Ministry of Land on 12 March 2026.[5]

Background[edit | edit source]

Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin is the only son of Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin, a former State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism and Mayor of Chittagong, and Dalia Nazneen Nasir.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

By profession an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, a UK trained Barrister-at-Law, Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, Uk, Barrister Mir Helal hails from a renowned family of Mir Bari, Mirer Khil Mirer Haat, Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Barrister Mir Helal is serving as the Assistant Organising Secretary (Chittagong Division) of the National Executive Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party – BNP. He is also serving as Special Assistant to BNP Chairperson’s Foreign Afffairs Advisory Committee. Barrister Helal is also Member of the BNP Media Cell. He is Director of Ziaur Rahman Foundation and Convenor of Legal Research Cell, an organization found and headed by the Chairman of BNP Mr Tarique Rahman.

In March 2007, Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case at Gulshan Police Station against Nasiruddin and his family, including Uddin, for illegally accumulating wealth worth around Tk 28 crore and concealing the information.[6] In July, an anti-graft tribunal sentenced Nasiruddin to 13 years' imprisonment and Uddin to 3 year's for abetting his father in those cases.[7] After a series of challenging, acquittals and rehearings by Supreme Court and High Court, in October 2020, Uddin was sent to jail after his surrender.[8][9][10][11][12][13] In September 2025, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court acquitted Uddin along with his father.[14]

Uddin won the 2026 Bangladeshi general election contesting at the Chittagong-5 constituency securing 147,054 votes while his nearest opponent Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis candidate Nasiruddin Munir got 46,589 votes.[15]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Barrister Mir Helal Politician & Social Activist". 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  3. ↑ "BNP wins unofficially in Ctg seats". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  4. ↑ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothomalo. 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  5. ↑ "মুক্তিযুদ্ধমন্ত্রী আযম খান, ভূমি প্রতিমন্ত্রী মীর হেলাল". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  6. ↑ "BNP leader Mir Nasir sent to prison upon surrender in graft case". The Daily Star. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  7. ↑ "SC scraps Mir Nasir, son's acquittal". The Daily Star. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  8. ↑ "HC upholds Mir Nasir's, son's jail terms in graft case". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  9. ↑ "High Court confirms 13-year jail sentence for BNP leader Mir Nasir over hidden assets". bdnews24. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  10. ↑ "Appellate Division stays sentences of BNP leader Mir Nasir, son Mir Helal". The Business Standard. 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  11. ↑ "SC stays graft case sentences against Mir Nasiruddin, Mir Helaluddin". BSS. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  12. ↑ "Mir Mohammad Helal sent to jail in corruption case". The Finance Today. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  13. ↑ "SC rejects pleas of Mir Nasir, son to appeal without surrender". New Age BD. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  14. ↑ "SC acquits BNP leaders Tuku, Mir Nasir and his son in graft cases". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
  15. ↑ "BNP candidate Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin wins from Chattogram-5". BSS. Retrieved 2026-02-23.


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