Rafiqul Islam (Jessore politician)

Rafiqul Islam is a politician of Jessore District of Bangladesh who was elected member of parliament for the Jessore-2 constituency in 1991 and June 1996. He was the minister of state for power, energy and mineral resources.

Career Rafiqul Islam was involved in the politics of the Chhatra League when he was a student. He fought in the war of liberation in 1971. Although he was nominated by the Awami League in the second parliamentary elections of 1979, he was defeated.

He was elected a member of parliament for the first time from Jessore-2 constituency on the nomination of Awami League in the 5th parliamentary election, in 1991. He was also elected a member of parliament from the same constituency on the nomination of Awami League in the 7th parliamentary election of June 1996.