Ishraque Hossain

• Sadeque Hossain Khoka (father)
• Ismat Ara (mother)

Ishraque Hossain
ইশরাক হোসেন
Hossain in 2025
Minister of State for Liberation War Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 February 2026
Alma mater	University of Hertfordshire
Profession	Engineer, politician
Website	www.ishraque.com

Ishraque Hossain (born 5 April 1987) is a Bangladeshi engineer, politician and a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. ^[1] He is the incumbent State Minister of Liberation War Affairs since early 2026, the country's youngest ministerial officeholder. ^{[2] [3]} He is the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-6 constituency.

Early life and education

Ishraque Hossain was born on 5 April 1987, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His father, Sadeque Hossain Khoka, was a freedom fighter, a former minister, and the last mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation. He completed his early education at Scholastica School and later pursued Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hertfordshire in England, where he earned his undergraduate and master's degrees. ^[4]

Political career

On 1 Februar 2020, Hossain contested the mayoral election of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) as a BNP candidate. ^[5] In the preliminary results, he received 236,000 votes, while the Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh won with 424,000 votes. ^[6] The BNP rejected the election results, alleging vote rigging and irregularities. On March 3, 2020, Hossain filed a lawsuit in the First Joint District Judge Court of Dhaka, seeking the annulment of the election results and declaring himself the rightful winner. The case named the then Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, Returning Officer Md. Abdul Baten, and eight others, including Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, as defendants. ^[7]

Controversies

The movement by his supporters demanding that he take the oath to become mayor was criticized ^{[8] [9]} and caused controversy. ^{[10] [11]} Adviser Asif Mahmud said that since the term had expired, the government would not administer the oath again. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

Personal life

Hossain is engaged to Barrister Nusrat Khan, the eldest daughter of politician Noor Muhammad Khan. ^{[16] [17]}

References

1. "EC declares Ishraque as Dhaka South City mayor". United News of Bangladesh . 27 April 2025. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
2. Prothom Alo. “Government.” Prothom Alo. Accessed February 20, 2026.
3. The Business Standard: “State Minister Ishraque ‘Declares War’ on Hoarders Ahead of Ramadan.”February 18, 2026.
4. "ব্যক্তি ইশরাক - Ishraque Hossain" [Person Ishraque - Ishraque Hossain]. ishraque.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
5. "BNP's Ishraque promises a modern, better Dhaka in manifesto". The Daily Star. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
6. "Atiqul and Taposh elected Dhaka's new guardians". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
7. "Ishraque files suit demanding cancellation of DSCC poll results -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
8. "Ishraque issues various 'instructions' without taking oath, govt keeps mum". Prothom Alo. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
9. "Protesters lock Nagar Bhaban gates demanding swearing in of Ishraque Hossain as Dhaka South mayor". The Business Standard. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
10. "EC publishes gazette declaring Ishraque Hossain as Dhaka South mayor". The Business Standard . 27 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
11. "Dhaka South administrator resumes duties after 43 days as Ishraque supporters unlock office". The Business Standard. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
12. "Ishraque, Asif lock horns over mayoral deadlock". The Daily Star. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
13. "Why Ishraque stepped back from his mayoral oath fight". The Business Standard . 27 June 2025.
14. "Dhaka Court declares Ishraque Hossain mayor of Dhaka South". The Business Standard. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
15. "Court declares BNP leader Ishraque Hossain mayor of DSCC". The Daily Star. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
16. "Ishraque Hossain gets engaged". Somoy News. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
17. "BNP leader Ishraque Hossain gets engaged". Daily Sun. 11 October 2025. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.