M Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu
Profile
- Party
- BNP
- Constituency
- Natore-2
- Terms
- 3
- Disclosed wealth
- —
- Criminal cases
- 3
- Education
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- Cabinet role
- Government Whip, Jatiya Sangsad (13th parliament)
Government Whip (one of six) in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad; BNP Organising Secretary; actively delivering constituency visits and pro-government statements in Natore; drew scrutiny in April 2026 when a school spent public funds on a gold political symbol as a gift for him.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-11 statement As Jatiya Sangsad Whip, called for increasing the number of parliamentary seats proportionate to population growth, citing rise from 35 million to 200+ million people since parliament was constituted with 300 seats; stressed PM Tarique Rahman's directive to keep parliament lively. ↗
- 2026-05-01 constituency_visit Spoke at a Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal Workers Day rally in Natore; stated the government is working to ensure rights of working people and safeguard occupational safety under PM's 31-point development agenda. ↗
- 2026-04-27 media_appearance Participated in a views-exchange meeting with journalists at the Jatiya Sangsad building as one of the six government whips. ↗
- 2026-04-01 controversy A non-government school (Srish Chandra Bidyaniketan, Naldanga) spent Tk 28,000 from school funds to gift him a gold coat pin bearing BNP's sheaf-of-paddy election symbol during an annual sports programme at which he was chief guest; the programme was presided over by his nephew, a BNP upazila organisational secretary. Exact date unconfirmed; Daily Star reported circa late April 2026. ↗
- 2026-03-24 constituency_visit Spoke at a reception in Natore Zila Parishad welcoming newly appointed administrator Md. Rahim Newaz; stated the government under PM Tarique Rahman seeks to build Bangladesh as a united and prosperous country and highlighted family card distribution, religious leader honorariums, and agricultural loan interest waivers. ↗
- 2026-03-02 appointment Appointed as one of six Government Whips of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad by presidential gazette notification; Chief Whip is Nurul Islam Moni (Barguna-2). ↗↗
- 2026-02-17 appointment Assumed office as MP for Natore-2, winning the 13th National Parliamentary Election on 12 February 2026 with 162,841 votes; his third term from this constituency. ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Winner vote count: BSS reports 1,62,841; BD Pratidin reports 1,61,896. BSS figure used as primary (official EC announcement source). Runner-up Md Yunus Ali (Jamaat-e-Islami) received 1,28,710 (BD Pratidin) / 1,30,066 (BSS); BSS figure used. Margin approximately 32,775 votes. Total valid votes and vote shares not published in accessible sources; those fields are null. Dulu is a three-term MP from Natore-2 (1996, 2001, 2026); he did not contest 2008 or 2014 when Awami League won the seat. cabinet_role field used for Whip as there is no separate government post; he is a government whip not a cabinet minister. EC nomination affidavit (wealth, income) not publicly accessible at time of verification; wealth_disclosed_bdt and income_annual_disclosed_bdt are null per EC-only rule. ACC froze Tk 7.36 crore in his and wife Sabina Yasmin's accounts (reported 2020 by tritiyomatra.com profile) but this is not EC affidavit data and is excluded from wealth_disclosed_bdt. Criminal cases from Wikipedia and profile sources, not EC; listed in criminal_cases with source attribution. Tax evasion acquittal per TBS. Gold pin controversy event date is approximate (Daily Star article not directly accessible due to 403); placed at 2026-04-01 as placeholder; summary notes date is unconfirmed. BNP demotion story (Dhaka Tribune, 403 blocked) predates 2026 election; not included as it appears to relate to pre-2024 events. Committee memberships: none published yet for 13th parliament. Attendance: not published.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natore-2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhul_Quddus_Talukdar
- https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/360386
- https://en.bd-pratidin.com/national/2026/02/13/56892
- https://banglamirrornews.com/2026/03/03/bnp-appoints-6-whips-their-chief/
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/nurul-islam-moni-appointed-chief-whip-parliament-1375501
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/371264
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/374448
- https://www.bssnews.net/others/383276
- https://www.bssnews.net/interview/386013
- https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/school-spent-tk-28000-gold-sheaf-paddy-pin-natore-2-mp-dulu-4155336
- https://www.tritiyomatra.com/profile/228