Ruhul Quddus Talukdar
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| office = Ministry of Land
| term_start = 2003
| term_end = 2006
| primeminister = Begum Khaleda Zia
| constituency_MP2 = Natore - 2
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| term_start2 = 10 October 2001
| term_end2 = 28 October 2006
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| birth_place = Natore, Bangladesh
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| nationality = Bangladeshi
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| party = Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
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| occupation = Politician
| profession = Lawyer: Supreme Court Advocate
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Ruhul Quddus Talukder "Dulu" (born 7 September 1962) is a Bangladeshi politician, lawyer, former deputy minister, and member of parliament representing the Natore-2 constituency. He is the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Dulu was born in Natore Sadar Upazila, Natore District. He was a regular practitioner lawyer. Along with his legal career, he was also active in politics. In 1977, he joined the BNP's student organisation, Chhatra Dal.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=General Information |work=tritiyo matra |url=https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/228 |access-date=2022-09-21}}
Career
Ruhul Quddus Talukder was a member of parliament (MP) for Natore-2 in 1996.{{cite web |url=http://www.lcgbangladesh.org/parliament/mpdetail.php?m=58 |title=Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu |website=Local Consultative Groups in Bangladesh |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041122060521/http://lcgbangladesh.org/parliament/mpdetail.php?m=58 |archive-date=22 November 2004}}{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=58 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |date= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |accessdate=12 August 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228234914/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=58 |archivedate=28 December 2008}} He received 58,500 votes, while his nearest rival, Ahad Ali Sarker of the Awami League, received 50,455. He served on the Parliamentary Standing Committee in the Communications Ministry.{{Cite news |date=1999-01-13|title=JS body discusses maintenance work|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/js-body-discusses-maintenance-work|access-date=2021-06-13|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}
Dulu was re-elected to parliament from Natore-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. He received 109,196 votes, while his nearest rival, Md. Hanif Ali Sheikh of the Awami League, received 84,498.
Dulu served as Deputy Minister for Land during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami government.{{Cite web |title=Wanted ex-Jamaat MP surrenders, sent to jail |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/02/20/d7022001085.htm |access-date=2021-06-13 |website=archive.thedailystar.net |publisher=The Daily Star}} During his term, he was accused of patronising Jagrata Muslim Janata, Bangladesh, an Islamist militant organisation.{{Cite web |last=Liton |first=Shakhawat |title=Political patrons need to be caught |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/03/03/d6030301033.htm |access-date=2021-06-13 |website=archive.thedailystar.net |publisher=The Daily Star}} Dulu also maintained ties with and provided protection to Bangla Bhai, militant leader.{{Cite web |title=Litany Of Allegations |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/02/05/d7020501085.htm |access-date=2021-06-13 |website=archive.thedailystar.net |publisher=The Daily Star}}
On 9 February 2005, Dulu's supporters attacked the district correspondent of the daily Janakantha, GM Iqbal Hasan, after he reported on arson attacks by Dulu's supporters on homes owned by Awami League activists.
Dulu was sued in February 2007 on allegations of misappropriation of government corrugated iron sheets.{{Cite web |title=Wanted ex-Jamaat MP surrenders, sent to jail |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/02/20/d7022001085.htm |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=The Daily Star}}
A government commission formed to investigate the 2001 Bangladesh post-election violence found evidence of Dulu's in the violence against minorities and Awami League activists.{{Cite web |date=2011-04-26 |title=Over 200 minority women raped |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-183262 |access-date=2021-06-13 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}} It submitted its report in 2011.
The High Court declared BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu to participate in the 11th parliamentary election after the EC rejected the appeals and approved the return to parliament.{{Cite news |date=2018-12-10 |title=HC clears Tuku, Dulu for contesting polls |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/HC-clears-Tuku-Dulu-for-contesting-polls |access-date= |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}
The Bangladesh High Court cleared the way for this BNP leader, Dulu, to contest in the 2018 election. It directed the Bangladesh Election Commission to accept his nominations and stayed the previous rejection order of the returning officers.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=HC okays BNP leaders Tuku, Dulu for polls |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/high-court-okays-bnp-leaders-tuku-dulu-for-11th-general-election-2018-1671682 |access-date=10 December 2018 |work=The Daily Star}} He is the organising secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He is the organizing secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.{{Cite news |date=2018-11-09|title=BNP 'gets Khaleda's nod'|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/js-polls-2018/news/bnp-gets-khaledas-nod-1658155|access-date=2021-06-13|work=The Daily Star|language=en}} He was arrested on 18 December.{{Cite news |date=2019-02-12|title=BNP leader Dulu sent to jail|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2019/02/12/bnp-leader-dulu-sent-to-jail-2|access-date=2021-06-13|work=Dhaka Tribune}} The Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, condemned his arrest and accused the government of interfering with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's participation in the general election on 30 December 2018.{{Cite news |date=2018-12-12|title=Rizvi: 181 BNP activists held after symbol allocation|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2018/12/12/rizvi-181-bnp-activists-held-after-symbol-allocation|access-date=2021-06-13|work=Dhaka Tribune}} His bail application was rejected on 12 February 2019.
Dulu posted bail on a sabotage case on 2 September 2019.{{Cite news |date=2019-09-02|title=Fakhrul, 7 other BNP leaders get bail on surrender|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/2019/09/02/fakhrul-7-other-bnp-leaders-get-bail-on-surrender|access-date=2021-06-13|work=Dhaka Tribune}}
On 15 August 2024, Dulu issued a threat, stating that any TV channels or newspapers that continue to feature images of Sheikh Hasina, whom he labeled as the "murderer" of hundreds of students and people, would be set on fire. Dulu made these remarks during a sit-in protest held in front of the district BNP office in Alaipur, Natore. He further claimed that, for the past 15 years, under government orders, media outlets were prohibited from broadcasting or publishing images and speeches of BNP's Acting Chairman, Tarique Rahman, accusing the media of being aligned with the Awami League. {{Cite web |last= |date=2024-08-16 |title=টিভি, পত্রিকায় 'খুনি' হাসিনার ছবি প্রচার করলে তা জ্বালিয়ে দেওয়ার হুমকি রুহুল কুদ্দুসের |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/8lfwbztmx4 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Prothomalo |language=bn}}
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