Asadul Habib Dulu

Asadul Habib Dulu
আসাদুল হাবিব দুলু
Dulu in 2023
Minister for Disaster Management and Relief
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Prime MinisterTarique Rahman
Preceded byFaruk-e-Azam
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
17 February 2026
Preceded byMotiar Rahman
ConstituencyLalmonirhat-3
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byGM Quader
Succeeded byGM Quader
ConstituencyLalmonirhat-3
In office
19 March 1996 – 30 March 1996
Preceded byMd. Riaz Uddin Ahmed
ConstituencyLalmonirhat-3
Deputy Minister for Disaster Management and Relief
In office
22 May 2003 – 29 October 2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Personal details
Born (1960-08-05) 5 August 1960
PartyBangladesh Nationalist Party
Alma materUniversity of Rajshahi
OccupationPolitician

Asadul Habib Dulu (born 5 August 1960) also known as Engineer Dulu[1] is a politician of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Lalmonirhat-3 constituency since February 2026.[2][3] He is the incumbent minister of disaster management and relief since February 2026. He served as a deputy minister of the same ministry during 2003–2006.[4][5]

Early life and education

Dulu was born on 5 August 1960 in Lalmonirhat District, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He completed his master’s degree in economics from University of Rajshahi.

Political career

He is the organizing secretary, Rangpur division, of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[6][7]

Corruption charges

In October 2007, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) released a list of 35 graft suspects which including Dulu.[8] However, in October 2008, the ACC exempted him from the graft charges due to lack of enough evidence but they filed a charge on misappropriating 201 pieces of corrugated iron sheets against Dulu.[9]

On 24 January 2009, the ACC filed a case against Dulu accusing him for amassing illegal wealth and concealing wealth information in the statements submitted to the commission in February 2007.[10] In September, they pressed the charge sheet.[11]

Personal life

Dulu is married to Laila Habib. Together they have two sons, Ahnaf Habib and Ahmik Habib[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Member details". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "BNP candidate Asadul Habib wins in Lalmonirhat-3". BSS. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "লালমনিরহাটের ৩ আসনেই বিএনপির জয়". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dulu denies allegation of buying party MPs panjabis with monga money". bdnews24.com. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Army in tornado relief operation". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "12 new faces in BNP executive committee". The Daily Star. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "BNP to enforce hartal in Rangpur division tomorrow". The Daily Star. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "ACC makes public list of 35". The Daily Star. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Graft cases against 11 ex-MPs dropped". The Daily Star. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "ACC sues Ranga, Dulu for ill-gotten wealth". The Daily Star. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "ACC presses charge sheet against Dulu". The Daily Star. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "লালমনিরহাট-৩ (সদর) আসনে ভোট দিয়ে জয়ের ব্যাপারে 'শতভাগ আশাবাদী' আসাদুল হাবিব দুলু". Dhaka Protidin. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.