Shamsul Alam Dudu

Dudu was born on 10 November 1957.^[1] He has a B.A., M.A., and law degree.^[1]

Dudu was elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Joypurhat-1 as an Awami League candidate.^[1] He was elected unopposed as the election was boycotted by all opposition parties.^[2] In June 2015, he oversaw 500 workers of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh joining the Awami League.^[3]

Dudu developed problems with fellow Awami League member of parliament for Joypurhat-2 Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapan.^[4] He received 219,825 votes while his nearest candidate, Aleya Begum, 84,212 votes.^[2]

Dudu was reelected from Joypurhat-1 as a candidate of the Awami League.^[5] He is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry for Home Affairs.^[6] He was injured in clash with protestors on 4 August 2024 during Non-cooperation movement (2024).^[7]