Ruhul Quddus Talukdar

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Ruhul Quddus Talukder
In office
2003–2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Member of Parliament
for Natore - 2
In office
10 October 2001 – 28 October 2006
Personal details
BornNatore, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer: Supreme Court Advocate

Ruhul Quddus Talukder "Dulu" (born 7 September 1962) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former Member of Parliament from Natore-2.

Career[]

Dulu was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Natore-2 from 1996.[1][2] He had received 58,500 votes while his nearest rival, Ahad Ali Sarker of Awami League, had received 50,455 votes.[2] He served in the Parliament Standing Committee on Communications Ministry.[3]

Dulu was re-elected to parliament from Natore-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.[2] He had received 109,196 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Hanif Ali Sheikh of Awami League, had received 84,498 votes.[2]

In 2018 Detective Branch (DB) of Police has arrested BNP leader Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu from his Gulshan residence in Dhaka.[4] A Dhaka court Tuesday sent former deputy minister Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu into "safe custody" in jail.[5] In 2020 Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has frozen Tk 7.36 crore in different bank accounts of Dulu and his wife Sabina Yasmin.[6]

Election Commissioner challenged High Court order on Dulu's candidacy for the national election in 2018.[7]

Dulu was sued in February 2007 on allegations of misappropriation of government corrugated iron sheets.[8]

A government commission formed to investigate the 2001 Bangladesh post-election violence found evidence of Dulu's in the violence against minorities and Awami League activists.[9] It submitted its report in 2011.[9]

In 2012, Dulu, along with Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Hannan Shah and Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir were jailed for political riots. They were later released.[10]

The Bangladesh High Court cleared the way for this BNP leader Dulu to contest in the election 2018. It directed the Bangladesh Election Commission to accept his nominations and stayed the previous rejection order of the returning officers.[11] He is the Organising Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[12] He was arrested on 18 December 2018 on a double murder case from 1 January 2015.[13] Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, condemned his arrest and accused the government of interfering with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party participation in the general election on 30 December 2018.[14] His bail application was rejected on 12 February 2019.[13]

Dulu received bail on a sabotage case on 2 September 2019.[15]

Personal life[]

The 59th birthday of BNP leader Advocate Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu was celebrated in Natore District on Saturday through the distribution of food among the needy people and holding a milad mahfil.[16] On this occasion he donated food to the garments worker who were going to Dhaka to join their work after COVID lockdown.[17] He wished everyone a good health during this coronavirus pandemic situation, urging everyone to wear mask and maintain health guidelines.[16] On this programme he donated food to jobless and needy people who were in difficulties during COVID situation.[18] Food and bottled water were distributed among the poor people in different areas of the district.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu". Local Consultative Groups in Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2004.
  2. ^ a b c d "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "JS body discusses maintenance work". The Daily Star. 1999-01-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  4. ^ Rabbi, Arifur Rahman (12 December 2018). "BNP leader Dulu arrested". Dhaka Tribune.
  5. ^ "Court orders Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu into jail". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  6. ^ "ACC freezes bank accounts of former BNP MP Dulu". The Daily Star. 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ "EC challenges HC order on BNP leaders Tuku, Dulu's candidacy". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  8. ^ "Wanted ex-Jamaat MP surrenders, sent to jail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-06-13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b "Over 200 minority women raped". The Daily Star. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  10. ^ "Gayeshwar released from Comilla jail". Bdnews24.com. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  11. ^ "HC okays BNP leaders Tuku, Dulu for polls". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  12. ^ "BNP 'gets Khaleda's nod'". The Daily Star. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  13. ^ a b "BNP leader Dulu sent to jail". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  14. ^ "Rizvi: 181 BNP activists held after symbol allocation". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  15. ^ "Fakhrul, 7 other BNP leaders get bail on surrender". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  16. ^ a b c "Dulu's 59th birthday celebrated - Countryside". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  17. ^ নাটোরে ঢাকাগামী শ্রমিকদের খাবার দিল বিএনপি. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  18. ^ নাটোরে বিএনপি নেতা দুলুর পক্ষে খাদ্য বিতরণ. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-08-28.
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