Shamsul Hoque Tuku

Bangladeshi politician

  • Sahara Khatun
  • Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir
  • Sheikh Hasina
Personal detailsBorn (1948-05-31) 31 May 1948 (age 76)NationalityBangladeshiPolitical partyBangladesh Awami League

Shamsul Hoque Tuku (born 31 May 1948)[1] is a Awami League politician and incumbent member of parliament and deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad.[2][3] He is the former minister of home affairs in the second Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.[4] Tuku was elected to parliament from Pabna-1 in 2008, 2014, 2018 and 2024.[5][6]

Biography

Tuku was born on 31 May 1948. He has master's degrees in communication, arts, and law.[7] He is a lawyer.[8]

Tuku was elected to parliament for the first time in the ninth Bangladesh parliamentary election, in 2008, representing constituency Pabna-1.[9] In July 2009, he was appointed as a state minister for the Home Ministry by the cabinet council of the Bangladesh government.[10] His house in Pabna district, which was rented out to the local passport office, was fire damaged by members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in 2013.[11]

Tuku was re-elected to parliament in the tenth Bangladesh parliamentary election, in 2014.[8] He is a member of three parliamentary standing committees: Ministry of Home Affairs; Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; and Public Accounts.[12] On 28 August 2022, he has been selected for the vacant post of deputy speaker of the Jatiyo Sangsad.[13]

Personal life

Tuku's brother, Abdul Baten, is the mayor of Bera Municipality. In October 2020, Baten was accused of "misbehaving" with the upazila nirbahi officer.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Constituency 68_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Shamsul Haque Tuku elected Deputy Speaker". August 2022.
  3. ^ "Shamsul Haque Tuku sworn in as deputy speaker of JS". 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ "2 arrested following deadly Bangladesh building collapse". cbsnews.com. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Md. Shamsul Hoque Tuku -শামসুল হক টুকু History". Amarmp. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members English". National Parliament of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Md. Shamsul Hoque Tuku -শামসুল হক টুকু". Amarmp. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Kids still attend classes in bldg abandoned 3 yrs ago". The Daily Star. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Tuku, new state minister for home, warns against 'tender terror'". bdnews24.com. 1 August 2009.
  11. ^ "Ten killed in Bangladesh violence after Jamaat leader's hanging". ndtv.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Name of Committees for 10th Parliament (English)". Bangladesh Parliament.
  13. ^ "Shamsul Haque Tuku to take oath as Deputy Speaker". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Bera mayor 'misbehaves' with UNO". The Daily Star. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.