Syed Sayedul Haque Suman (born 3 September 1979), better known as Barrister Suman, is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He is a former

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

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constituency in 2024.

Career

Suman was a legal affairs secretary of the Central committee of

Bangladesh Awami Jubo League The Bangladesh Awami Jubo League () commonly known as the Jubo League, is the first youth organization of Bangladesh founded by Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani. It is the youth wing of Bangladesh Awami League. Jubo league's current chairman is Sheikh Fa ...

until he was suspended from his role in August 2021. Suman resigned from International Crime Tribunal in February 2022. In 2024 Bangladeshi election, as an independent candidate, he beat his closest opponent,

Md. Mahbub Ali Md. Mahbub Ali (born 17 July 1961) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament from Habiganj-4. He served as the state minister for civil aviation and tourism in Hasina's fourth cabinet. Early life Ali was born on ...

, the incumbent 2-time parliamentarian from

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and a former state minister for civil aviation and tourism, by nearly 100,000 votes.

Controversy

On 6 August 2024, the day after

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fled the country because of

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, President

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dissolved the

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. So he lost his position as one of its members. On 22 October 2024, Suman was arrested by

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in the Mirpur-6 area. Earlier, two murder cases were filed against him at the Mirpur and Adabar police stations.

Personal life

Suman is married to Shammi Akter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suman, Syed Sayedul Haque Living people 1978 births People from Habiganj District Bangladeshi barristers 12th Jatiya Sangsad members Awami League politicians