Shahidul Alam Talukder

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Shahidul Alam Talukder is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a former member of parliament for Patuakhali-2.{{cite news |title=Ex-BNP MP Shahidul Alam acquitted |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-59679 |accessdate=18 October 2019 |work=The Daily Star |date=21 October 2008 |language=en}}

Career

Talukder was elected to parliament from Patuakhali-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001.{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=114 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |date= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=18 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000419/http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=114 |archive-date=29 December 2008}} 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.{{Cite news |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/11/d5081101022.htm |title=Baufal newsmen flee in fright |last= |first= |date= |work=The Daily Star |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-04-12}}{{Cite magazine |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/08/03/news.htm |title=BNP's Media Bashing Continues |last= |first= |date= |magazine=Star Weekend Magazine |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-04-12}} 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.{{Cite news |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/01/06/d60106011412.htm |title=BNP lawmaker beats college student |last= |first= |date= |work=The Daily Star |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-04-12}}

Talukder was sentenced to nine years in jail for hiding information in his wealth statement on a case filled by Anti-Corruption Commission.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/9114 |title=Ex-BNP MP jailed |work=New Age |language=en |access-date=2020-04-12}}

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