Mohammad Shahid Islam (known as Kazi Papul; born 18 May 1963)[1] is a Bangladeshi controversial businessman and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lakshmipur-2 constituency during 2018–2021 as an independent candidate.
[2][3][4][5] Islam is serving 7-year imprisonment in Kuwaiti jail due to human trafficking, money laundering and bribing cases against him, since January 2021.
[7] Islam defeated Abul Khair Bhuiyan of BNP as an independent politician candidate in the 11th Jatiya Sangsad elections in 2018.
[12] 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.
[13][16][17] 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.