Nurul Islam Moni
Bangladeshi politician
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Nurul Islam Moni is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of parliament for Barguna-2 and Chief Whip of the House.[1][2]
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Nurul Islam Moni | |
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| নুরুল ইসলাম মনি | |
Moni in 2026 | |
| 12th Chief Whip of the House | |
| Assumed office 2 March 2026 | |
| Leader | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Sultana Nadira |
| Constituency | Barguna-2 |
| In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Golam Sarwar Hiru |
| Succeeded by | Golam Sabur Tulu |
| Constituency | Barguna-2 |
| In office 27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Golam Sarwar Hiru |
| Constituency | Barguna-2 |
| In office 3 March 1988 – 27 February 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Syed Rahmatur Rob Irtiza Ahsan |
| Constituency | Barguna-2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1955 |
| Party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Career
Moni was elected to parliament from Barguna-2 as an independent candidate in 1988.[3]
Moni was elected to parliament from Barguna-2 as an independent candidate in 1991.[4][5] He had received 19,616 votes while Golam Kabir of Awami League came second with 13,764.[4]
Moni was elected to parliament from Barguna-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.[4] He had received 44,014 votes while his nearest rival Md. Golam Sarowar Hiru of Awami League got 24,772.[4] Anowar Hossain Monju of Jatiya Party came third with 19,350.[4] He received a plot in Chittagong City from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[6]
On 4 November 2007, Moni was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in a corruption case by Barguna District court.[7][8] His brother, Saiful Islam Jamal, was also sentenced to jail in the verdict.[7] They went on the ran and surrendered to the Barguna court on 29 October 2008.[7] Judge Md Musharraf Hossain sent them to jail upon surrender.[7]
Moni sought nomination from Bangladesh Nationalist Party for Barguna-2 constituency for the 11th parliamentary election in 2018.[9] The party nominated him for the election.[10]
In September 2022, Moni's motorcade was attacked by Awami League activists injuring him and 50 activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[11]
