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Dipankar Talukdar
Dipankar Talukdar
দীপংকর তালুকদার
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament; for Rangamati
	In office; 3 January 2019 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Ushatan Talukder
Succeeded by	Dipen Dewan
	In office; 25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded by	Moni Swapan Dewan
	In office; 14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded by	Parijat Kusum Chakma
	In office; 5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded by	Binoy Kumar Dewan
Minister of State for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
	In office; 6 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Prime Minister	Sheikh Hasina
Preceded by	Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Ushwe Sing
Personal details
Born	12 December 1952 (age 73); Rangamati, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Party	Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse	Bita Talukdar
Alma mater	Dhaka College University of Dhaka
Occupation	Politician

Dipankar Talukdar (born 12 December 1952) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former state minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.^[1]^[2] He is a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing Rangamati.^[3] He is a member Bangladesh Awami League Central executive committee and President of Bangladesh Awami League Rangamati hill district.

Early life

Talukdar was born on 12 December 1952.^[4]

Career

Talukdar was elected to parliament from Rangamati as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.^[5]

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Talukdar was arrested in Dhaka in February 2025 by the Detective Branch.^[6] He secured bail in five cases against him in May 2026, but was immediately arrested in three new cases.^[7]

References

↑ "Peace accord only to take away our arms". The Daily Star. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
↑ "UNPO: Chittagong Hill Tracts: Victims Of Violence Return Home". unpo.org. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
↑ "3 dilapidated inter-district routes bring sufferings to commuters". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
↑ "Constituency 299". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
↑ Mohsin, Amena (2003). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 72. ISBN 9781588261380.
↑ "Former CHT affairs state minister Dipankar Talukder arrested". The Daily Star. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
↑ "হাইকোর্ট থেকে ৫ মামলায় জামিনের পর নতুন ৩ মামলায় গ্রেপ্তার দীপংকর তালুকদার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 19 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

[1] "Peace accord only to take away our arms". The Daily Star. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

[2] "UNPO: Chittagong Hill Tracts: Victims Of Violence Return Home". unpo.org. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

[3] "3 dilapidated inter-district routes bring sufferings to commuters". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

[4] "Constituency 299". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[5] Mohsin, Amena (2003). The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: On the Difficult Road to Peace. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 72. ISBN 9781588261380.

[6] "Former CHT affairs state minister Dipankar Talukder arrested". The Daily Star. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.

[7] "হাইকোর্ট থেকে ৫ মামলায় জামিনের পর নতুন ৩ মামলায় গ্রেপ্তার দীপংকর তালুকদার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 19 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

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Early life

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