Sheikh Helal Uddin

Bangladeshi Awami League politician (1961-)

Sheikh Helal Uddin
শেখ হেলাল উদ্দিন
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 1996
Preceded bySheikh Mujibur Rahman
ConstituencyBagerhat-1
Personal details
Born (1961-01-01) January 1, 1961 (age 63)
Dhaka, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseRupa Chowdhury
RelationsSheikh Salahuddin Jewel (brother)
Andaleeve Rahman (son in law)
Children
  • Sheikh Abu Naser (father)
RelativesTungipara Sheikh family

Sheikh Helal Uddin is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and member of parliament from Bagerhat-1.[1]

Early life

Sheikh Helal was born on 1 January 1961. He studied up to H.S.C. or grade 12.[2] His father Sheikh Naser was the younger brother of Sheikh Mujib, the first president of Bangladesh, who was killed in assassination of Sheikh Mujib.[3] He is the cousin of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.[4]

Career

Sheikh Helal's election rally in Mollahat Upazila in 2001 was bombed by members Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami.[5] He was elected to Parliament from Bagerhat-1 in 1996 in a by-election after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina abdicated the seat. She was elected in 3 seats. He was re-elected in 2001 from Bagerhat-1.[6] In 2008, Sheikh Hasina won the election from Bagerhat-1, Rangpur-6, and Gopalganj-3 but vacated Bagerhat-1 and Rangpur-6. He won the Bagerhat-1 election in April 2009 unopposed after the other two candidates were disqualified by Bangladesh Election Commission.[7] He was re-elected in Bagerhat-1 in 2014.[8][9]

Personal life

Sheikh Helal's son, Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy(Sheikh Tonmoy), is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and is the new member of parliament who was elected from 2018 election from Bagerhat-2.[10][11] He is married to Rupa Chowdhury.[12] His brother, Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, is the member of parliament from Khulna-2.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune | Sheikh Helal Uddin :: Bagerhat-1". election.dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Sheikh Helal Uddin -শেখ হেলাল উদ্দীন". Amarmp. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  3. ^ "House of PM's cousins attacked in Khulna". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Hasina's relatives pile up assets in 5 years". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Mufti Hannan, 5 others charge sheeted". The Daily Star. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ^ "List of 7th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ^ "By-Elections for Bangladesh's Parliament Scheduled for March 30". VOA Bangla. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Taib (15 December 2013). "AL closer to majority before voting". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Sheikh Helal elected MP uncontested". The Daily Star. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  10. ^ "New face of Sheikh Family in politics". banglanews24.com. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  11. ^ "Two new Bangabandhu family members to contest general polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  12. ^ "Helal, wife sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  13. ^ "Two new Bangabandhu family members to contest general polls". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-01-22.