Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin | |
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মীর মোহাম্মদ হেলাল উদ্দিন | |
.jpg) Helal in 2026 | |
| Minister of State for Land | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Kayser Kamal |
| Minister of State for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Kujendra Lal Tripura |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Anisul Islam Mahmud |
| Constituency | Chittagong-5 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1982 Hathazari, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse(s) | Naushin Arjan Helal |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | University of Wolverhampton |
| Occupation | Barrister, politician |
| Website | mirhelal |
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]
- ↑ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Barrister Mir Helal Politician & Social Activist". 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "BNP wins unofficially in Ctg seats". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
- ↑ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothomalo. 2026-02-18. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "মুক্তিযুদ্ধমন্ত্রী আযম খান, ভূমি প্রতিমন্ত্রী মীর হেলাল". Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ↑ "BNP leader Mir Nasir sent to prison upon surrender in graft case". The Daily Star. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "SC scraps Mir Nasir, son's acquittal". The Daily Star. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "HC upholds Mir Nasir's, son's jail terms in graft case". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "High Court confirms 13-year jail sentence for BNP leader Mir Nasir over hidden assets". bdnews24. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Appellate Division stays sentences of BNP leader Mir Nasir, son Mir Helal". The Business Standard. 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "SC stays graft case sentences against Mir Nasiruddin, Mir Helaluddin". BSS. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Mir Mohammad Helal sent to jail in corruption case". The Finance Today. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "SC rejects pleas of Mir Nasir, son to appeal without surrender". New Age BD. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "SC acquits BNP leaders Tuku, Mir Nasir and his son in graft cases". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "BNP candidate Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin wins from Chattogram-5". BSS. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
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