Saad Ershad

Ershad was born in 1983 to a Bengali Muslim family in Bangladesh with ancestral roots in Dinhata (present-day India).^[6][7] His father, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, was a former president of Bangladesh. His paternal grandfather, Maqbul Hossain, was a lawyer and served as a minister of the erstwhile Maharaja of Cooch Behar.^[8]

After the death of his father, Hussain Muhammad Ershad, on 14 July 2019, the Rangpur-3 constituency became vacant.^[9] Saad Ershad decided to contest by-poll election.^[10] Ershad collected nomination form on 3 September 2019.^[11] He was declared as a candidate of Jatiya Party on 8 September.^[12] His nomination paper was declared as valid 3 days later by Bangladesh Election Commission.^[13] On 16 September, Rezaul Karim Razu of Bangladesh Awami League withdrew his nomination paper and Ershad was declared as the candidate of Grand Alliance in the by-poll.^[14] He was elected on 5 October at by-election, defeating his cousin Hossain Mokbul Shahriar.^[15][16]