Shamsul Alam Dudu Explained

Shamsul Alam Dudu
Native Name:সামছুল আলম দুদু
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Joypurhat-1
Term Start:2014
Term End:6 August 2024
Predecessor:Mozahar Ali Prodhan
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Occupation:Politics, business and agriculture

Shamsul Alam Dudu (born 10 November 1957) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Joypurhat-1 constituency.

Early life

Dudu was born on 10 November 1957. He has a B.A., M.A., and law degree.[1]

Career

Dudu was elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Joypurhat-1 as an Awami League candidate.[1] He was elected unopposed as the election was boycotted by all opposition parties.[2] In June 2015, he oversaw 500 workers of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh joining the Awami League.[3]

Dudu developed problems with fellow Awami League member of parliament for Joypurhat-2 Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapan.[4] He received 219,825 votes while his nearest candidate, Aleya Begum, 84,212 votes.

Dudu was reelected from Joypurhat-1 as a candidate of the Awami League.[5] He is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry for Home Affairs.[6] He was injured in clash with protestors on 4 August 2024 during Non-cooperation movement (2024).[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency 34_11th_En. 2021-05-28. Bangladesh Parliament.
  2. Web site: 2018-11-25 . Joypurhat-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 . 2024-08-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  3. News: 500 BNP-Jamaat men join AL . 22 December 2018 . banglanews24.com.
  4. News: 28 October 2018 . Joypurhat 2 constituency: AL hopeful of victory, BNP in disarray . 4 August 2024 . Dhaka Tribune.
  5. Web site: 2024-01-06 . Winner . 2024-08-04 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: JS body recommends increasing passport offices in Dhaka News . 2024-08-04 . BSS.
  7. Web site: 2024-08-04 . 44 deaths in 15 districts so far today as Bangladesh boils amid protests, violence . 2024-08-04 . The Business Standard . en.