Nazrul Islam Khan
With the rank of a minister · Not an MP
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Nazrul Islam Khan is Political Adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, with the rank of a Minister; since 4 March 2026 he has also been responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture. He is a member of the national standing committee, the highest policy-making forum of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is not a member of parliament; he is in the government as an adviser.
He was born in Kulkandi village, Islampur thana, Jamalpur district.
In the 1970s he was an active worker in the labour movement. In 1970 he was president of the workers' union of the then Pakistan Machine Tools Factory (now Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory). On the eve of the War of Independence, when an all-party Mukti Sangram Parishad (liberation struggle council) was formed in Joydebpur, Gazipur, in March 1971, he was its treasurer.
He was chairman of the BNP's election management committee for the 2018 election to the 11th Parliament and the 2026 election to the 13th Parliament.
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Sources: Wikipedia (Bangla); the list of responsibilities is the Cabinet Division’s. Checked up to 16 September 2026. If you see a mistake, let us know.