Dhaka-5 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Mohammad Kamal Hossain of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 48 through 50, and four union parishads of Demra, Jatrabari, and Shyampur thanas: Dhania, Demra, Matuail, and Sarulia.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 Shah Moazzem Hossain Awami League 1979 Muhammad Hamidullah Khan Bangladesh Nationalist Party 1986 AKM Rahmat Ullah Awami League 1988 Mohammad Siraj Uddin Ahmed Independent Sep 1991 by-election Mohammad Quamrul Islam Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jun 1996 AKM Rahmat Ullah Awami League 2001 Mohammad Quamrul Islam Bangladesh Nationalist Party 2008 Habibur Rahman Mollah Awami League 2020 by-election Kazi Monirul Islam Manu 2024 Moshiur Rahman Mollah Independent 2026 Mohammad Kamal Hossain Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Khaleda Zia stood for five seats in the 1991 general election: Bogra-7, Dhaka-5, Dhaka-9, Feni-1, and Chittagong-8. After winning all five, she chose to represent Feni-1 and quit the other four, triggering by-elections in them. Mohammad Quamrul Islam of the BNP was elected in a September 1991 by-election.
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