BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Misty has resigned from Parliament, ending a political career that took her from Chhatra Dal activism in college to local government and BNP leadership before she entered Parliament just five months ago.
The Parliament Secretariat confirmed her resignation in a notification issued on Thursday, leaving reserved Women’s Seat-23 vacant.
A familiar face in Mirpur’s BNP politics, Misty served as a councillor of Dhaka City Corporation’s Ward 8 and later held several positions in the Dhaka Metropolitan North unit of BNP.
She is also the sister of late BNP leader and former MP Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu and the widow of late councillor Saidur Rahman Newton.
Early life and student politics
Misty was born on January 15, 1974, to Haji Md Nizamuddin Ahmed and Haji Mosha Hosne Ara Ahmed.
A businessperson by profession, she graduated from Begum Badrunnesa Government Women’s College.
She became involved in Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal politics while studying there and later served as assistant general secretary of the college’s student union.
In a 2018 interview, Misty said she had grown up through “movements and struggles.”
A political family
Her elder brother, Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu, was a BNP leader, former MP and former president of the central Chhatra Dal committee.
Pintu was sentenced to life imprisonment in a case related to the 2009 BDR mutiny and died at Rajshahi Central Jail on May 3, 2015.
Misty’s late husband, Saidur Rahman Newton, was a former vice-president of the central Chhatra Dal committee and commissioner of Ward 8 of Dhaka City Corporation.
After Newton was killed in 2002, Misty contested the ward’s by-election and became a councillor.
From councillor to BNP leader
Her political base grew during her time in local government, with much of her political activity centred in Mirpur.
In 2018, Misty was a vice-president of Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP and sought the party nomination from Dhaka-14 for the 11th parliamentary election.
She later contested the 2020 Dhaka North City Corporation election as a BNP-backed candidate for Ward 8. Reports at the time described it as her third attempt to win the general councillor position.
She subsequently became a joint convener of Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP, a position she was identified as holding in reports published before the Radda incident.
Radda centre controversy
Misty’s political career came under scrutiny following the attack, looting and demolition of the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur-1 on September 24.
The health centre was attacked by a group of masked men. Security guards were allegedly held hostage, while medicines and medical equipment were looted. Parts of the facility were later demolished using heavy machinery.
A case was filed over the incident and several people have been arrested.
The incident also brought attention to Misty’s previous connection with the Samomona Dokandar Samabaya Samity Limited.
According to documents cited in media reports, Misty served as president of the society while she was a Ward 8 councillor. Her name and signature also appeared on an application seeking allocation of the Radda centre’s land for the society.
A signboard bearing the society’s name was later found at the site.
Misty has acknowledged her previous association with the society but denied involvement in the attack, vandalism or takeover of the property.
Several local BNP leaders have also been named in reports and investigations into the incident. The allegations concerning Misty remain under investigation.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said legal action would be taken if an investigation found evidence of anyone’s involvement.
Five months in Parliament
Misty entered Parliament in 2026 after BNP announced its candidates for 36 reserved women's seats in April. She was elected to Women’s Seat-23 and took oath as an MP on May 3.
During her brief parliamentary tenure, she served on standing committees related to the Ministry of Food and the Ministry of Housing and Public Works.
Resignation
On Thursday, Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman directed Misty to resign from Parliament amid the controversy surrounding the Radda centre.
She subsequently submitted her resignation to Speaker Major General (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad at the National Parliament Building. The resignation was later confirmed by the prime minister’s additional press secretary.
Misty has denied allegations linking her to the Radda centre attack. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.