Nurul Islam Bulbul

Md. Nurul Islam Bulbul (born 7 February 1968) is a Bangladeshi politician, educator, businessman, and writer currently serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Chapai Nawabganj-3 constituency s He is a central executive committee member of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and serves as the Ameer (leader) of its Dhaka Metropolitan South branch.^[1] Bulbul previously served as the central president of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from 2001 to 2002.^[2][3]

Md. Nurul Islam Bulbul was born on 7 February 1968 in Rehaichar village, Chapainawabganj District, Bangladesh. His father, the late Professor Mohammad Israel, was a noted academician and former principal of Krishna Gobindapur Degree College in Chapainawabganj.^[4] His mother is Mosammat Nurjahan Begum Nuri. He is the eldest of ten siblings. His family's permanent residence is in Angariyapara village, Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila..^[5]

Bulbul completed his early education in Chapainawabganj. He passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in 1983 in the first division from Harimohan Government High School, having earlier won a junior scholarship. He completed his Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) in 1985 from Nawabganj Government College. He earned a Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) degree in 1987 and a Master of Social Science (MSS) in Political Science in 1991, both from institutions affiliated with or part of Rajshahi University.^[6][7]

Bulbul began his professional career as a lecturer in political science at Nawabganj City College. He contributed to education by founding Pan Asiatic School and College in Chapainawabganj. He served as registrar at Victoria University of Bangladesh and later at Bangladesh Islami University, resigning to focus on political and business activities. He has also been managing director of Jabal-e-Noor Hospital and Foundation and serves as chairman of an advertising firm.^[8]

Bulbul has been active in Islamic politics since his student days. He held various leadership roles in Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, including president of the Rajshahi University unit, and served as the organisation's central president from 2001 to 2002.^[9]

He formally joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in 2003, progressing through various organisational positions in Dhaka. He served as Ameer of Gulshan Thana (2004–2005), secretary of Dhaka Metropolitan (2012–2016), and has been Ameer of Dhaka Metropolitan South since 2017. He is also a member of the party's central executive committee and has served as a coordinator in alliance politics.^[10][11]

In the 13th national parliamentary election held in 2026, Bulbul contested and won the Chapainawabganj-3 seat as a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate.^[12][13]

• Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
• Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
• List of members of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad