Durul Huda (June 1955 – 3 February 2020) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician belonging to
Jatiya Party. He was a member of the
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 ...
. He also served as the mayor of
Rajshahi City Corporation
Rajshahi City Corporation ( bn, রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: RCC) is the self-governing corporation that is associated with the task of running the affairs of Rajshahi city. It is one of the major di ...
.
Biography
Huda was born in 1955 at Mollatola in
Shibganj
Shibganj Upazila ( bn, শিবগঞ্জ উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The upazila was created in 1983. It is named after its administrative center, the town of S ...
of
Chapai Nawabganj
Chapainawabganj (Bengali: চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) is located in the north-western part of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division, and was formerly a sub-division of Malda district. The north and west part of Chap ...
. He took part in the
Liberation War of Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...
in 1971.
Huda was elected as a member of the
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 ...
from
Rajshahi-1
Rajshahi-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in t ...
in 1988.
He served as the mayor of
Rajshahi City Corporation
Rajshahi City Corporation ( bn, রাজশাহী সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in short: RCC) is the self-governing corporation that is associated with the task of running the affairs of Rajshahi city. It is one of the major di ...
from 16 April 1990 to 6 November 1990. His mayoral post was equivalent to the status of deputy minister.
[ He also served as the chairman of Rajshahi Zilla Parishad.]
Huda died on 3 February 2020 at Square Hospital
Square Hospital is a private hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is one of three high-end private hospital in Bangladesh, the other being Apollo Hospital Dhaka and United Hospital, Dhaka. Tapan Chowdhury is the managing director of the hospital.
...
in Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
at the age of 64.
References
1955 births
2020 deaths
People from Rajshahi District
People from Chapai Nawabganj district
4th Jatiya Sangsad members
Jatiya Party politicians
People of the Bangladesh Liberation War
Mayors of Rajshahi
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