Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin
Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin | |
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মীর মোহাম্মদ হেলাল উদ্দিন | |
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 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Spouse | 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
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
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
- ^ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ^ a b "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.