Shamsul Hoque Tuku
Shamsul Hoque Tuku | |
|---|---|
শামসুল হক টুকু | |
 Tuku in 2012 | |
| Member of Parliament for Pabna-1 | |
| Assumed office 6 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Matiur Rahman Nizami |
| State Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office July 2009 – 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1948 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Shamsul Hoque Tuku (born 31 May 1948)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former State Minister of Home Affairs in the second Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.[2] Tuku was elected to Parliament from Pabna-1 in 2008, 2014 and 2018.[3][4]
Biography
Tuku was born on 31 May 1948. He has master's degrees in communication, arts, and law.[5] He is a lawyer.[6]
Tuku was elected to Parliament for the first time in the ninth Bangladesh parliamentary election, in 2008, representing constituency Pabna-1.[7] In July 2009, he was appointed as a State Minister for the Home Ministry by the cabinet council of the Bangladesh Government.[8] 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.[9]
Tuku was re-elected to Parliament in the tenth Bangladesh parliamentary election, in 2014.[6] He is a member of three Parliamentary standing committees: Ministry of Home Affairs; Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; and Public Accounts.[10]
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.[11]
References
- ^ "Constituency 68_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "2 arrested following deadly Bangladesh building collapse". cbsnews.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Md. Shamsul Hoque Tuku -শামসুল হক টুকু History". Amarmp. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members English". National Parliament of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
- ^ "Md. Shamsul Hoque Tuku -শামসুল হক টুকু". Amarmp. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ a b "Kids still attend classes in bldg abandoned 3 yrs ago". The Daily Star. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results". Amar Desh. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Tuku, new state minister for home, warns against 'tender terror'". bdnews24.com.
- ^ "Ten killed in Bangladesh violence after Jamaat leader's hanging". ndtv.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Name of Committees for 10th Parliament (English)". Bangladesh Parliament.
- ^ "Bera mayor 'misbehaves' with UNO". The Daily Star. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2020-10-13.