Shahidul Alam Talukder

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Shahidul Alam Talukder
Member of Bangladesh Parliament
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Political party Bangladesh Nationalist Party

Shahidul Alam Talukder is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Patuakhali-2. [1]

Career

Talukder was elected to parliament from Patuakhali-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. [2] In 2005, cadres led by him assaulted Monjur Morshed, correspondent of Jugantor , for reporting on the theft of hilsa by Bangladesh Nationalist Party men. Most of the journalists in Bauphal Upazila fled to their homes after facing intimidation from Bangladesh Police and Bangladesh Nationalist Party men. [3] [4] In 2006, he beat up a student of Baufal Degree College, a college owned by him, for refusing to pay an extra fee for examination. [5]

Talukder was sentenced to nine years in jail for hiding information in his wealth statement on a case filled by Anti-Corruption Commission. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ex-BNP MP Shahidul Alam acquitted". The Daily Star. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Baufal newsmen flee in fright". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "BNP's Media Bashing Continues". Star Weekend Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "BNP lawmaker beats college student". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ex-BNP MP jailed". New Age. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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