Shamsul Hoque Tuku

Shamsul Hoque Tuku
শামসুল হক টুকু
Tuku in 2022
13th Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
In office
28 August 2022 – 6 August 2024
SpeakerShirin Sharmin Chaudhury
Preceded byFazle Rabbi Miah
Member of Parliament
In office
6 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byMotiur Rahman Nizami
Succeeded byVacant
ConstituencyPabna-1
Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
July 2009 – 12 January 2014
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Personal details
Born (1948-05-31) 31 May 1948 (age 77)
NationalityBangladeshi
PartyAwami League

Shamsul Hoque Tuku (Bengali: শামসুল হক টুকু; born 31 May 1948) is a Bangladeshi politician from the Awami League party and former deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad. He also served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the second Hasina ministry.[1][2][3]

He was also a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from 2008 to 2024 from the constituency of Pabna-1.[4][5]

Tuku is currently incarcerated on the charges of being involved and aiding the July massacre and extortion case.[6]

Early life and education

Tuku was born on 31 May 1948. He completed his master's degrees in communication, arts and law.[7][8]

Political career

Tuku was elected as a member of parliament (MP) from the Pabna-1 constituency in the 2018 parliamentary election.[9] In July 2009, he was appointed State Minister for the Ministry of Home Affairs by the cabinet council.[10]

In 2013, his house in Pabna district, rented to the local passport office, was damaged during violence involving members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[11]

Tuku was re-elected as an MP in the 2014 parliamentary election. He has also served on parliamentary standing committees for the Ministry of Home Affairs; Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs; and Public Accounts. On August 28, 2022, he was selected as the Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad.[12][13]

Arrest

On August 14, 2024, Tuku along with former State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and Dhaka University Chhatra League General Secretary Tanvir Hasan Saikat were arrested in Dhaka's Nikunja residential area and were taken to the Detective Branch (DB) office.[14]

The arrests were linked to the fatal shooting of rickshaw puller Kamal Mia on July 19, 2024, during the quota reform movement in Dhaka's Malibagh area.[15] Following the incident, Kamal Mia's wife, Fatema Khatun, filed a murder case at Paltan Police Station on July 20, naming unidentified individuals.[16]

On August 15, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rashidul Alam approved a 10-day remand for the accused to facilitate further investigation.[16]

On January 6, 2025, a Pabna court denied bail of Tuku in an extortion case, leading to his incarceration.[17]

Personal life

Tuku's brother, Abdul Baten, was the mayor of Bera Municipality. In October 2020, Baten was accused of "misbehaving" with a upazila nirbahi officer in Bera Upazila.[18]

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". Daily Sun. 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Shamsul Haque Tuku sworn in as deputy speaker of JS". The Business Standard. 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Md. Shamsul Hoque Tuku -শামসুল হক টুকু History". Amarmp. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ^ "List of 11th Parliament Members English". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Ex-deputy speaker Tuku sent to jail in extortion case". New Age. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Md. Shamsul Hoque Tuku -শামসুল হক টুকু". Amarmp. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ "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. 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. ^ "Ex-deputy speaker Tuku, former state minister Palak arrested". bdnews24.com. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Former deputy speaker Tuku, state minister Palak arrested". The Business Standard. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Tuku-Palak-Saikat in 10 days remand". RTV. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Shamsul Haque Tuku sent to jail in extortion case". Dhaka Tribune. UNB. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  18. ^ "Bera mayor 'misbehaves' with UNO". The Daily Star. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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