Abdus Salam Talukder

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 State Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Jatiya Sangsad member from Jamalpur-4 constituency.[2]

Abdus Salam Talukder
General Secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byK. M. Obaidur Rahman[1]
Succeeded byAbdul Mannan Bhuiyan
Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
In office
20 March 1991 – January 1996
Succeeded byZillur Rahman
Personal details
Born(1936-11-04)4 November 1936
Jamalpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died20 August 1999(1999-08-20) (aged 62)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Nationalist Party

Early life

Talukder was born in Mulbari, Sarishabari Upazila, Jamalpur District. He graduated from Sharishabari High School. He completed his bachelor's and master's in political science from the University of Dhaka. He completed his law school in Lincoln's Inn, London and joined the Dhaka bar in 1970.[3]

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 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.[3][4] 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.[3]

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References
  1. "Intra-Party Democracy in Bangladesh: A Study of AL and BNP'S General Secretary/ Secretary General Elections – South Asia Journal". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  2. Independent, The. "Salam Talukder's 17th death anniv today". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Talukdar, Abdus Salam". In Islam, Sirajul; Akbar, Md. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. "Salam Talukder's anniversary of death today". 20 August 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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