Shahidul Alam Talukder is a

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politician and a former member of parliament for Patuakhali-2.

Career

Talukder was elected to parliament from Patuakhali-2 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 2001. In 2005, cadres led by him assaulted Monjur Morshed, correspondent of ''

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'', for reporting on the theft of hilsa by Bangladesh Nationalist Party men. Most of the journalists in

Bauphal Upazila Bauphal Upazila () is an upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal Division, Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography The area of Bauphal is 487.10 km2 and it is located in between 22°19′ and 22°36′ north latitudes and in between ...

fled to their homes after facing intimidation from

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and Bangladesh Nationalist Party men. In 2006, he beat up a student of Baufal Degree College, a college owned by him, for refusing to pay an extra fee for examination. Talukder was sentenced to nine years in jail for hiding information in his wealth statement on a case filled by Anti-Corruption Commission.

References

Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people 8th Jatiya Sangsad members Year of birth missing (living people) People from Bauphal Upazila Politicians from Patuakhali District {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub