Khondoker Abu Ashfaque
Khondoker Abu Ashfaque | |
|---|---|
খোন্দকার আবু আশফাক | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Salman F Rahman |
| Constituency | Dhaka-1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1966 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Khondoker Abu Ashfaque is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member-elect representing the Dhaka-1 (Dohar–Nawabganj) constituency.[1]
Background
Ashfaq was born to Abdul Alim Khandaker and Noorjahan Begum.[2]
Career
In December 2018, the High Court barred Ashfaq to participate in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election on the ground of a petition which claimed he had been holding the office of Nawabganj Upazila Parishad chairman and hence he was ineligible for contesting the polls.[3][4][5]
Ashfaq is a member of the executive committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He became the president of the Dhaka district unit of BNP in November 2022.[6]
At the aftermath of the fall of the Hasina government in August 2024, Ashfaq was accused of leading vandalism at the BAIRA building in Dhaka.[7]
Ashfaq won the 2026 Bangladeshi general election contesting at the Dhaka-1 constituency securing 173,781 votes while his nearest opponent Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Mohammad Nazrul Islam received 112,622 votes.[1][8]
Personal life
Ashfaq has two brothers – Abul Hossain Khandker, a former joint district judge of Feni, and Abul Kalam Khandaker, the General Secretary of Nawabganj Upazila BNP.[9] In a 2012 case, they were all accused of occupying Brajo Niketan, a former Hindu zamindar Brajan Roy's palace at Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka.[10][11]
Ashfaq was infected with COVID-19 virus in June 2020.[12]
References
- ^ a b "BNP's Khandaker Abu Ashfaq unofficially wins Dhaka-1". BSS. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Bangladesh Gazette" (PDF). Prothom Alo. 2026-02-13. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ^ "HC bars way for BNP's Ashfaq to contest polls". The Daily Star. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "Police release Dhaka 1 BNP candidate Ashfaq after 3 hours". Dhaka Tribune. 12 Dec 2018. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Industrialists, politicians both seek nomination". The Asian Age. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Khandakar Ashfaq, Nipun Roy made Dhaka dist BNP president, gen secy". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ Zahid, Selim (2024-10-12). "BNP faces flak for activists' activities in 2 months". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Dohar-Nawabganj Election 2026 : Communal harmony and unmet civic needs take focus". The Daily Star. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Taxes should not be increased in interest of any financial institution: Rizvi". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 9 Jan 2025. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "HC order on allegation today". The Daily Star. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "No illegal occupants will be spared: Salman F Rahman". Dhaka Diplomat. 23 Jan 2023. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Dhaka district BNP's GS Abu Ashfaq diagnosed with Covid-19". Daily Sun. 19 Jun 2020. Retrieved 2026-02-14.