Sheikh Helal Uddin is a

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Awami League politician and member of parliament from

Bagerhat-1 Bagerhat-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2009 by Sheikh Helal Uddin of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chitalmari, Fakirhat, and Mollahat upazilas. ...

Early life

Sheikh Helal was born on 1 January 1961. He studied up to H.S.C. or grade 12. His father Sheikh Naser was the younger brother of Sheikh Mujib, the first president of Bangladesh, who was killed in

assassination of Sheikh Mujib The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of young Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Dhanmondi 32 residence as part of a coup d'� ...

. He is the cousin of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.

Career

Sheikh Helal's election rally in Mollahat Upazila in 2001 was bombed by members

Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami ( ar, حركة الجهاد الإسلامي, ''Ḥarkat al-Jihād al-Islāmiyah'', meaning "Islamic Jihad Movement", HuJI) is a Pakistani Islamic fundamentalist Jihadist organisation affiliated with Al-Qaeda and Talib ...

. He was elected to Parliament from Bagerhat-1 in 1996 in a by-election after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina abdicated the seat. She was elected in 3 seats. He was re-elected in 2001 from Bagerhat-1. In 2008, Sheikh Hasina won the election from Bagerhat-1,

Rangpur-6 Rangpur-6 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Pirganj Upazila. History The constituency ...

, and

Gopalganj-3 Gopalganj-3 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since June 1996 by Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kotalipara and Tungipara upazilas. History Th ...

but vacated Bagerhat-1 and

. He won the Bagerhat-1 election in April 2009 unopposed after the other two candidates were disqualified by Bangladesh Election Commission. He was re-elected in Bagerhat-1 in 2014.

Personal life

Sheikh Helal's son, Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy(Sheikh Tonmoy), is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and is the new member of parliament who was elected from 2018 election from

Bagerhat-2 Bagerhat-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Sheikh Tanmoy of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Bagerhat Sadar and Kachua Kachua or 'Kachuadham' ...

. He is married to Rupa Chowdhury. His brother, Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, is the member of parliament from

Khulna-2 Khulna-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Khulna Sadar and Sonadanga thanas. History ...

References

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