Mohammad Shahid Islam

Mohammad Shahid Islam (known as Kazi Papul; born 18 May 1963) is a Bangladeshi controversial businessman and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-2 constituency during 2018–2021 as an independent candidate.

Islam is serving 7-year imprisonment in Kuwaiti jail due to human trafficking, money laundering and bribing cases against him, since January 2021.

Background and education
Islam was born on 28 May 1963 in Raipur Upazila of Lakshmipur District to Mohammad Nurul Islam and Tuhrun Nesha.

Political life
Islam defeated Abul Khair Bhuiyan of BNP as an independent politician candidate in the 11th Jatiya Sangsad elections in 2018.

Charges and convictions in Kuwait
On 6 June 2020, Islam was detained on allegations of human trafficking and money laundering from Mishref residential area of Kuwait City by Kuwait's CID. Earlier on 27 February, Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh opened an enquiry against him for amassing Tk 1,400 crore by human trafficking to Kuwait and siphoned off the money to other countries. On 14 July, according to a Kuwait's Public Prosecution report, Papul confessed during interrogation that he had bribed 720,000 dinars (about Tk 20 crore) to two members of Kuwait's National Assembly to facilitate foreign workers' recruitment and financial transactions. He owned a construction company, Marafie Kuwaitia General Contracting Company, in Kuwait.

In November 2020, the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh (ACC) sued Papul for money laundering - he was accused of moving 148.41 crore Bangladeshi taka to different bank accounts of his sister-in-law, Jesmin Prodhan. ACC also sued Papul's wife Selina, their daughter Wafa and Jesmin in this case.

On 28 January 2021, Kuwait's Criminal Court sentenced him to four years in jail and fined 1.9 million Kuwaiti Dinar (around US$6.2 million) in human-trafficking and money-laundering cases. Subsequently, on 11 February, he lost his Jatiya Sangsad membership as per articles 66 and 67 of the constitution of Bangladesh. On 26 April, Kuwait's Appeal Court extended the imprisonment to seven years.

Personal life
Islam is married to Selina Islam who is also an incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the reserved women's seat-49. In February 2022, the details of the bank account of his wife, Islam, and his daughter was inquired by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).