Nurul Haq Nur

Nurul Haque Nur (born 30 January 1994), popularly known as VP Nur/ Bkash Nur, is a Bangladeshi political activist and currently serving as the President of the Gono Odhikar Parishad. At present, he is the Minister of State for Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment in the Tarique ministry. He also served as the Minister of State for Labour and Employment from 17 February 2026 to 4 March 2026. He came to prominence in 2018 as a joint-convener of Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad, which led the 2018 Bangladesh quota reform movement. In 2019, he was elected as the vice president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU). He is also the convener of the Chhatra, Jubo and Probashi Odhikar Parishad.

Early life Nurul Haque Nur attended the SSC examination from Gol Abdur Rahim Secondary School, Companir hat 2010 and participated in the HSC examination from Uttara High School and College, Dhaka in 2012. According to his wife, who spoke to the media, Nur was in good health prior to his arrest. Upon release from remand on 26 July, however, it was apparent that Nur had been severely tortured and beaten, as he appeared in significant pain and unable to stand without assistance.

Bangladeshi law mandates that an arrested person must be presented in court within 24 hours. If this does not happen, it is deemed an enforced disappearance. In Nur's situation, he was unaccounted for 40 hours before being brought to court, according to his wife, which raises questions about the legality of his detention.

In August 2025, Nur, was severely beaten during a clash in the Kakrail area of Dhaka. The attack occurred on August 29, 2025, during a demonstration his party was holding near the central office of the Jatiya Party.

Nur sustained serious injuries, including a head injury and a fractured nose, and was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, initially in the ICU, before being transferred to a private hospital and eventually traveling to Singapore for advanced medical care. The government formed a commission to investigate the matter.

Gono Odhikar Parishad leaders, including General Secretary Rashed Khan, alleged that Jatiya Party activists initiated the attack, and were later joined by police and army personnel who "carried out the second phase of the attack". The Jatiya Party claimed that Gono Odhikar Parishad members attacked their office first. The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) stated that law enforcement was compelled to use force to protect public security as a "mob" tried to create unrest and launched "organised attacks" on law enforcers. particularly by offering strategic support to the student movement and later becoming a vocal advocate for the revolution's political demands.

Controversy Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Yousef SY Ramadan, stated that Nurul Haque Nur held three meetings with Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad. Speaking at the Palestinian Embassy in Dhaka, the ambassador described these meetings as a "threat to the security of Bangladesh." He stated that Palestinian intelligence obtained photos of Nur meeting Israelis in Qatar, Dubai, and India, with the initial discovery made during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Ramadan urged the Bangladesh government to investigate the matter, questioning whether Nur's denial of the meetings would suffice for the country's security forces. Bangladesh has no diplomatic relations with Israel and has consistently supported the sovereignty of Palestine.