A. B. M. Ruhul Amin Howlader

A. B. M. Ruhul Amin Howlader was a Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Patuakhali-1 constituency. Earlier he was an MP from the Barisal-6 constituency. Since 2020 to 2025 he had served as co-chairman of the Jatiya Party. In 7 July 2025 he has been expelled from the party due to breaking the party rules.

Early life

Howlader was born on 2 March 1953. He has a B.A. degree.

Career

Howlader was appointed the general secretary of Jatiya Party in 2001. He was elected to parliament in 2008 from Barisal-6 as a Jatiya Party candidate. On 10 April 2013, he was removed from the post of general secretary following a power struggle in the party. He again was elected to parliament in 2014 from Patuakhali-1. On 19 January 2016, he was reinstated to the post of secretary general.
Howlader served as the secretary general of Jatiya Party till 3 December 2018 when he was replaced by Mashiur Rahaman Ranga. Bangladesh Election Commission declared his candidacy from Patuakhali-1 for the 2018 Bangladesh general election void because he defaulted on a loan.