Shaikh Rabiul Alam
Shaikh Rabiul Alam | |
|---|---|
শেখ রবিউল আলম | |
Alam in 2026 | |
| Minister for Road Transport and Bridges | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan |
| Minister for Railways | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan |
| Minister for Shipping | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | M. Sakhawat Hussain |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Ferdous Ahmed |
| Constituency | Dhaka-10 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1971 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Shaikh Rabiul Alam (Bengali: শেখ রাবিউল আলম) is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Dhaka-10 constituency. He currently serves as the Minister of Road Transport and Bridges, Railways, and Shipping. [1]
Background
Sheikh Rabiul Alam was born to Sheikh Lokman Hakim and Asia Begum.[2]
Career
Alam is the managing director of Pleasant Properties Limited, a real estate company.[3]
Alam was the BNP candidate for the Dhaka-10 constituency in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election but lost to the Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.[4]
Alam became an executive committee member member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).[5]
On 15 October 2024, BNP suspended Alam following his alleged involvement in a murder case.[5][6][7]
On 4 December 2025, BNP nominated Alam as its candidate for the Dhaka-10 constituency for the 2026 Bangladeshi general election held on 12 February 2026.[4] He won the election securing 80,436 votes.[8]
Controversies
Alleged Involvement in Murder
In October 2024, Sheikh Robiul Alam was accused of involvement in the killing of Deepto TV broadcast engineer Tanjil Jahan Islam Tamim during a dispute over apartment ownership at the Mahanagar Project in Rampura, Dhaka. Tamim was fatally beaten on 10 October 2024 during a confrontation reportedly involving employees of Pleasant Properties Limited, a real estate developer owned by Alam.[9][10] Tamim’s father subsequently filed a murder case naming 16 suspects, including Alam being one of the prime suspects. According to police, preliminary investigations indicated his possible involvement in the incident, and law enforcement agencies launched a manhunt then to arrest him, but Alam went into hiding.[11][12]
After being fugitive for a year, Alam was seen on multiple television talk shows on Somoy TV, RTV, and Ekattor TV.[7]
Comment on extortion
In February 2026, Alam drew criticism for defending so-called transport "levies" collected on roads as consensual and not extortion, a stance that sparked backlash. [13][14][15][16]Later he explained his claim.
References
- ^ "Thirteenth National Parliament Election 2026". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "Bangladesh Gazette" (PDF). Prothom Alo. 2026-02-13. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
- ^ "Pleasant Properties Ltd". pleasant-properties.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ a b "BNP picks Rabiul Alam for Dhaka-10". The Daily Star. 2025-12-04. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ a b "BNP leader Shaikh Rabiul suspended". www.newagebd.net. Archived from the original on 2024-12-02. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "BNP's Robi suspended from party position". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ a b Reporter (2025-10-18). "'Fugitive' BNP leader Rabi, accused in journalist Tamim murder case, reappears on talk shows". BDDiGEST. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ "BNP candidate Sheikh Rabiul Alam wins in Dhaka-10". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (2024-10-12). "দীপ্ত টিভির সম্প্রচার কর্মকর্তা হত্যায় আরও একজন গ্রেপ্তার, বিএনপি নেতার খোঁজ চলছে". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ নিউজ, সময়. "দীপ্ত টিভির কর্মী খুন: রবিউল আলম রবিকে গ্রেফতারে অভিযান চলছে | বাংলাদেশ". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, জ্যেষ্ঠ (2024-10-10). "ফ্ল্যাট নিয়ে দ্বন্দ্ব : বাসায় ঢুকে দীপ্ত টিভির কর্মকর্তাকে হত্যা". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ অনলাইন, চ্যানেল আই (2024-10-10). "দীপ্ত টিভির কর্মকর্তা তামিম হত্যার নেপথ্যে কারা". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ^ "সড়কে সমঝোতার ভিত্তিতে টাকা নেওয়া চাঁদা নয়, বাধ্য করা হলে চাঁদা: সড়ক পরিবহন মন্ত্রী". Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 19 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "সড়কে পরিবহনের চাঁদা যেটা বলা হয়, সেভাবে আমি চাঁদা দেখি না: সড়কমন্ত্রী". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "পরিবহনে 'চাঁদাবাজি' নিয়ে সড়ক মন্ত্রী রবিউল আলমের মন্তব্যের সমালোচনা টিআইবির, প্রত্যাহারের দাবি". The Business Standard Bangla (in Bengali). 20 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "চাঁদাকে কি জাতীয়করণের ঘোষণা দেওয়া হলো: জামায়াত আমিরের প্রশ্ন". Samakal (in Bengali). 21 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.