Shamsul Hoque Tuku
{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Shamsul Hoque Tuku
| native_name = শামসুল হক টুকু
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Shamsul Hoque Tuku in 2012.jpg
| caption = Tuku in 2012
| office = 13th Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad
| 1blankname = Speaker
| 1namedata = Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
| predecessor = Fazle Rabbi Miah
| termstart = 28 August 2022
| term_end = 6 August 2024
| office1 = Member of Parliament
| constituency1 = Pabna-1
| term_start1 = 6 January 2009
| term_end1 = 6 August 2024
| predecessor1 = Motiur Rahman Nizami
| successor1 = Vacant
| office2 = Minister of State for Home Affairs
| primeminister2 = Sheikh Hasina
| term_start2 = July 2009
| term_end2 = 12 January 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|05|31|df=y}}
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| party = Awami League
| module = Criminal Information{{Infobox criminal
|child = yes
|criminal_charge = Crimes against humanity during Student–People's uprising, Extortion
| conviction_status = Incarcerated{{Cite web |title=Tuku-Palak-Saikat in 10 days remand |url=https://www.rtvonline.com/english/bangladesh/16080 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=RTV Online |language=en}}
}}
}}
Shamsul Hoque Tuku ({{langx|bn|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd:80/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2030 |title=Constituency 68_10th_En |website=Bangladesh Parliament |access-date=1 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114022754/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2030 |archive-date=14 November 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/640897 | title=Shamsul Haque Tuku elected Deputy Speaker | date=August 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/shamsul-haque-tuku-sworn-deputy-speaker-js-485434 | title=Shamsul Haque Tuku sworn in as deputy speaker of JS | date=28 August 2022 }}
He was also a member of Jatiya Sangsad from 2008 to 2024 from the constituency of Pabna-1.{{Cite web |url=https://www.amarmp.com/mp/122/history |title=Md. Shamsul Hoque Tuku -শামসুল হক টুকু History |website=Amarmp |language=en-US |access-date=2018-07-25}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english |title=List of 11th Parliament Members English |website=National Parliament of Bangladesh |access-date=2019-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927041941/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english |archive-date=27 September 2023}} He's currently incarcerated on the charges of being involved and aiding the July massacre and extortion case.{{cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/print/post/254718|title=Ex-deputy speaker Tuku sent to jail in extortion case|date=6 January 2025|website=New Age (Bangladesh)|access-date=21 January 2025}}
Early life and education
Tuku was born on 31 May 1948. He completed his master's degrees in communication, arts and law.{{Cite web |url=https://www.amarmp.com/mp/122 |title=Md. Shamsul Hoque Tuku -শামসুল হক টুকু |website=Amarmp |date=18 January 2018 |language=en-US |access-date=2018-07-25}}{{cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/kids-still-attend-classes-bldg-abandoned-3-yrs-ago-1198762 |title=Kids still attend classes in bldg abandoned 3 yrs ago |work=The Daily Star |date=23 March 2016 |accessdate=17 September 2016}}
Political career
Tuku was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Pabna-1 constituency in the 2018 parliamentary election.{{cite web |url=http://amardesh.com/EADetailsYear.php?sol=61&Year=2008 |title=Bangladesh Parliament Election - Detail Results |author= |website=Amar Desh |access-date=8 February 2018}} In July 2009, he was appointed State Minister for the Ministry of Home Affairs by the cabinet council.{{cite news |title=Tuku, new state minister for home, warns against 'tender terror' |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/tuku-new-state-minister-for-home-warns-against-tender-terror |work=bdnews24.com |date=1 August 2009}}
In 2013, his house in Pabna district, rented to the local passport office, was damaged during violence involving members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/ten-killed-in-bangladesh-violence-after-jamaat-leaders-hanging-544536 |title=Ten killed in Bangladesh violence after Jamaat leader's hanging |website=ndtv.com |accessdate=17 September 2016}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/parliamentary-business/committees/list-of-committees/name-of-committees-for-10th-parliament-english#title11 |title=Name of Committees for 10th Parliament (English) |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}{{Cite web |title=Shamsul Haque Tuku to take oath as Deputy Speaker |url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/national/76162 |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=Daily Bangladesh |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |last=bdnews24.com |title=Ex-deputy speaker Tuku, former state minister Palak arrested |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/213c0ec2d027 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Tuku, Palak arrested |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Former deputy speaker Tuku, state minister Palak arrested |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/former-deputy-speaker-tuku-state-minister-palak-arrested-917041 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=The Business Standard |language=en}} Following the incident, Kamal Mia's wife, Fatema Khatun, filed a murder case at Paltan Police Station on July 20, naming unidentified individuals.{{Cite web |title=Tuku-Palak-Saikat in 10 days remand |url=https://www.rtvonline.com/english/bangladesh/16080 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=RTV Online |language=en}}
On August 15, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rashidul Alam approved a 10-day remand for the accused to facilitate further investigation.{{Cite web |title=Tuku-Palak-Saikat in 10 days remand |url=https://www.rtvonline.com/english/bangladesh/16080 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=RTV Online |language=en}}
On January 6, 2025, a Pabna court denied bail of Tuku in an extortion case, leading to his incarceration.{{cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/court/370135/shamsul-haque-tuku-sent-to-jail-in-extortion-case|author=UNB|title=Shamsul Haque Tuku sent to jail in extortion case|date=6 January 2025|website=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=21 January 2025}}
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.{{Cite news |date=2020-10-13 |title=Bera mayor 'misbehaves' with UNO |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/bera-mayor-misbehaves-uno-1977021 |access-date=2020-10-13 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
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