Durul Huda (June 1955 – 3 February 2020) was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and politician belonging to Jatiya Party. He was a member of the

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. He was also the mayor of

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Biography

Huda was born in June 1955 at Mollatola in Shibganj of

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. He took part in the

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in 1971. Huda was elected as a member of the

from

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in 1988. He was the mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation from 16 April 1990 to 6 November 1990. His mayoral post was equivalent to the status of deputy minister. He was also the chairman of Rajshahi Zilla Parishad. Huda died on 3 February 2020 at

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at the age of 64.

References

1955 births 2020 deaths People from Shibganj Upazila, Chapai Nawabganj Politicians from Rajshahi Division 4th Jatiya Sangsad members Jatiya Party politicians People of the Bangladesh Liberation War Mayors of Rajshahi {{JatiyaParty-politician-stub