Dr. Mahmuda Alam Mitu, a leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), is set to become a Member of Parliament from a reserved women's seat under the 11-party alliance. The news has become widely discussed in Jhalakathi after Mitu herself confirmed it to the media. According to a senior district Jamaat source, Jamaat has gifted one of its allocated seats to Mitu.

Mitu hails from South Kaikhali village in Shauljalia union of Kathalia upazila, Jhalakathi-1 constituency. Her grandfather, Amzad Hossain, served three terms as union council chairman. She completed her early education in Jhalakathi and Barishal, later earning her MBBS degree from Shahabuddin Medical College in Dhaka. Before receiving the nomination, she worked on youth employment, women’s safety, education, and rural healthcare in her area through her social initiative “Care of Mitu.”

Mitu stated that her lifelong dream of serving people inspired her political journey. She aims to use her medical experience to strengthen maternal and community health services and to build Jhalakathi as a safe, educated, and humane district.