Sardar Shakhawat Hossain Bokul

Sardar Shakhawat Hossain Bokul
সরদার শাখাওয়াত হোসেন বকুল
Bokul in 2026
Minister for Health and Family Welfare
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byNurjahan Begum
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Narsingdi-4
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byNurul Majid Mahmud Humayun
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Preceded byNuruddin Khan
Succeeded byNurul Majid Mahmud Humayun
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Preceded byAHM Abdul Halim
Succeeded byNuruddin Khan
Personal details
Born (1951-08-30) 30 August 1951
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Sardar Shakhawat Hossain Bokul (born 39 August 1951)[1] is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Narsingdi-4 constituency and the incumbent Minister of Health and Family Welfare.[2]

Career

Bokul was elected to parliament from Narsingdi-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1991 and 2001.[3]

On 4 June 2017, Bokul was sued by a businessman for extortion.[4] On 26 December 2013, he was arrested from the residence of Khaleda Zia, former prime minister and chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[5] He was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital following his arrest.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Gazette notification on allocation of portfolios to ministers, state ministers". Prothom Alo. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Ex-BNP lawmaker Sardar Sakhawat sued for extortion". bdnews24.com. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Ex-BNP MP Bakul held". The Daily Star. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Detained former BNP MP Bakul at DMCH". Dhaka Tribune. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2019.