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 ...

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

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

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. ...

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 {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub