Abdus Salam Talukder (4 November 1936 – 20 August 1999) was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer. He served as the secretary general of

Bangladesh Nationalist Party The Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, Bangladesh Jātīyotābādī Dol; BNP) is a centre-right to right-wing nationalist, political party in Bangladesh and one of the major ...

, the State Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...

member from Jamalpur-4 constituency.

Early life

Talukder was born in Mulbari,

Sarishabari Upazila Sarishabari ( bn, সরিষাবাড়ী) is an upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Geography Sarishabari is located at . It has 58,254 households and total area 263.48 km2. Demographics According ...

Jamalpur District Jamalpur ( bn, জামালপুর জেলা, ''Jamalpur Jela'' also ''Jamalpur Zila'') is a district in Bangladesh, part of the Mymensingh Division. It was established in 1978. Geography Jamalpur occupies 2031.98 km2. It is locat ...

. He graduated from Sharishabari High School. He completed his bachelor's and master's in political science from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. He completed his law school in

Lincoln's Inn The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. (The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn.) Lincoln ...

, London and joined the Dhaka bar in 1970.

Career

In 1976, Talukder started in politics by joining the Democratic League. He was elected to the national parliament two times in 1979, and 1991. He was made state minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs in the cabinet of

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d' ...

in 1981. In 1981, he led the Bangladesh delegation to the conference of Afro-Asian Legal Consultative Committee. From 1991-1996 he served as the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operative in the first Khaleda Zia administration. He lost 1996 parliament election to Maulana Md. Nurul Islam. Talukder was the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on local government, cooperative and planning ministry. After losing in the 1996 parliament election, he resigned from secretary general position of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Talukder, Abdus Salam 1936 births 1999 deaths People from Jamalpur District University of Dhaka alumni Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians General Secretaries of Bangladesh Nationalist Party State Ministers of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives ministers