Sheikh Rabiul Alam

Shaikh Rabiul Alam is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Dhaka-10 constituency. He currently serves as the minister of road transport and bridges, railways, and shipping.

Background Sheikh Rabiul Alam was born to Sheikh Lokman Hakim and Asia Begum.

Career Alam is the managing director of Pleasant Properties Limited, a real estate company.

Alam was the BNP candidate for the Dhaka-10 constituency in the 2018 Bangladeshi general election but lost to the Awami League candidate Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.

Alam became an executive committee member member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

On 4 December 2025, BNP nominated Alam as its candidate for the Dhaka-10 constituency for the 2026 Bangladeshi general election held on 12 February 2026.

Controversies

Alleged involvement in murder In October 2024, Sheikh Robiul Alam was accused of involvement in the killing of Deepto TV broadcast engineer Tanjil Jahan Islam Tamim during a dispute over apartment ownership at the Mahanagar Project in Rampura, Dhaka. Tamim was fatally beaten on 10 October 2024 during a confrontation reportedly involving employees of Pleasant Properties Limited, a real estate developer owned by Alam. Tamim’s father subsequently filed a murder case naming 16 suspects, including Alam being one of the prime suspects. According to police, preliminary investigations indicated his possible involvement in the incident, and law enforcement agencies launched a manhunt then to arrest him, but Alam went into hiding.

Comment on extortion In February 2026, Alam drew criticism for defending so-called transport "levies" collected on roads as consensual and not extortion, a stance that sparked backlash. He later explained his claim at a press conference, where he reiterated the same claim.