Ruhul Quddus Talukdar

Ruhul Quddus Talukder "Dulu" (born 7 September 1962) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and former member of parliament for Natore-2. He served as Deputy Minister for Land. During the BNP-Jammat-E-Islami government, he used his men to protect Bangla Bhai, the military head of the terrorist organisation Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh.[1]

Ruhul Quddus Talukder
Ministry of Land
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
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer: Supreme Court Advocate

Career

Dulu was the member of parliament (MP) for Natore-2 from 1996.[2][3] He had received 58,500 votes while his nearest rival, Ahad Ali Sarker of Awami League, had received 50,455 votes.[3] He served in the Parliament Standing Committee on Communications Ministry.[4]

Dulu was re-elected to parliament from Natore-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.[3] He had received 109,196 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Hanif Ali Sheikh of Awami League, had received 84,498 votes.[3]

Dulu served as Deputy Minister for Land during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[5] Dulu was elected a Member of Parliament for the first time on 15 February 1996 of the 6th Parliament Election for Natore-2 constituency as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Natore-2 from 12 June 1996 election. He had received 58,500 votes while his nearest rival, Ahad Ali Sarker of Awami League, had received 50,455 votes. He served in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications Ministry.[6]

Dulu was re-elected to parliament from Natore-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. He had received 109,196 votes while his nearest rival, Md. Hanif Ali Sheikh of Awami League, had received 84,498 votes.[6]

The High Court on Monday cleared BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu to contest the 11th parliamentary election, reports UNB...[7]

Earlier, the EC rejected the appeals by BNP's Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku from Sirajganj-2 and Ruhul Kuddus Talukdar Dulu from Natore-2 and stayed the decision of the returning officers.[7]

Organising Secretary of BNP's central committee and former minister Advocate Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu speaking as chief guest at a meeting of newly formed Pabna District Committee of BNP in its district office on Saturday.[8]

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.[9] He is the Organising Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[10] He was arrested on 18 December .[11] 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.[12] His bail application was rejected on 12 February 2019.[11]

Dulu received bail on a sabotage case on 2 September 2019.[13]

References
  1. "Litany Of Allegations". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  2. "Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu". Local Consultative Groups in Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 22 November 2004.
  3. "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.
  4. "JS body discusses maintenance work". The Daily Star. 1999-01-13. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  5. "Wanted ex-Jamaat MP surrenders, sent to jail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  6. "Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu". Tritiyo matra.
  7. "HC clears Tuku, Dulu for contesting polls". Prothom Alo. 2018-12-10.
  8. "Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu speaking as chief guest at a meeting". The Daily Observer. 28 July 2019.
  9. "HC okays BNP leaders Tuku, Dulu for polls". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. "BNP 'gets Khaleda's nod'". The Daily Star. 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  11. "BNP leader Dulu sent to jail". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  12. "Rizvi: 181 BNP activists held after symbol allocation". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  13. "Fakhrul, 7 other BNP leaders get bail on surrender". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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