However, in the affidavit submitted for the 12th parliamentary election, Tajul Islam did not mention the assets and income of his wife or any other person dependent on him.
He mentioned Tk 41.7 million as his income per year. His income in 2014 and 2018 was also slightly more than Tk 40 million.
Tajul Islam, also Vice President of Camilla South District Awami League, has been elected Member of Parliament four times from Camilla-9 (Laksham and Manoharganj) constituency.
After the 11th parliamentary election, he was made a minister of LGRD.
Before he was appointed minister in 2018, his wealth was Tk 474.6 million, which has doubled in four years. During that time he has also repaid a loan of 64.4 million taka from Southeast Bank.
According to information given in the latest affidavit, Tajul Islam’s annual income from agricultural sources has increased from Tk 240,000 to Tk 335,000 in 2018.
They have earned more than Tk 16.99 million as house rent, which was slightly higher than Tk 2.26 million in 2018. Income from house rent in 2014 was Taka 740,000.