Hussain Saddam
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| 🏳️ Nationality | Bengali |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Bangladeshi |
| 🏫 Education | Notre Dame College, Dhaka |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Dhaka (Bachelor of Laws) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | Bangladesh Student League |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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| 🌐 Website | https://bsl.org.bd |
Hussain Saddam is an activist of student politics in Bangladesh. He is the General Secretary of Bangladesh Student League, University of Dhaka Unit.[1][2] He was elected as the Assistant General Secretary of the historical Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) in the election of 2019, held after 28 long years.[3] Hussain Saddam is a student of the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka. Later on he was also nominated as a Member of Senate of the Dhaka University.[4]
Early Life and Education[edit]
Hussain Saddam was born in Panchgarh, Bangladesh. He was brought up in a family of freedom fighters. His father Md. Aminul Haque is the former President of a Upazilla Unit of Bangladesh Student League and Bangladesh Awami Jubo League. Aminul Haque is a freedom fighter and actively took part in the great Liberation War of Bangladesh as a Deputy Commander of a team of Freedom Fighter of Mujib Bahini in Dinajpur during the war.[5]
Hussain Saddam successfully completed his secondary education from Thakurgaon Government High School in 2008.[6] He completed his Higher Secondary Education from Notre Dame College, Dhaka.[7] During his student life at Notre Dame College, he was the President of Rotaract Club of Notre Dame College. He stood 15th in the Dhaka University Admission Test amidst hundreds of thousands of applicants.[8] He chose Department of Law, University of Dhaka for pursuing a Bachelor of Laws Degree. He was allotted to Sir Ahmad Fazlur Rahman Hall Dormitory for his accommodation.
Political Life[edit]
After his admission to the University of Dhaka, Hussain Saddam got himself actively involved in student rights advocacy by joining Bangladesh Student League. Soon he attracted the eye of the leadership of the organization and was given the responsibility of Organizing Secretary of the Sir A F Rahman Hall Unit.[9] For his successful completion of responsibilities, he was soon promoted to the position of Deputy Secretary of Legal Affairs of the Central Executive Committee of Bangladesh Student League.[10]
General Secretary, Bangladesh Student League, Dhaka University Unit[edit]
After the university unit's council of the organisation held on April 29, 2018[11], Hussain Saddam was entrusted with the responsibility of General Secretary of the largest unit of Bangladesh Student League on July 31, 2018[12]. As the General Secretary, he took part in the election of the Dhaka University Central Student's Union (DUCSU) held after 28 long years.[13]
Assistant General Secretary, Dhaka University Central Student's Union (DUCSU)[edit]
DUCSU election was held on 11 March 2019 after 28 long years. Although it is a student body, for its historical role in the Liberation Movement of Bangladesh, the DUCSU is regarded as the second parliament of Bangladesh.[14] Hussain Saddam came out victorious in the post of Assistant General Secretary of DUCSU with a staggering 15,301 votes[15], the highest vote anyone ever received in the election without any publicity campaign.[16] He continued his movement for student rights in the University of Dhaka. He successfully reduced several miscellaneous fee of the University for the students, fixed different student problems. He was one of the founders of DUCSU Law and Politics Review which later on revived as Dhaka University Law and Politics Review after the dissolution of the DUCSU Committee of 2019-20. For his leadership in the DUCSU committee, he was nominated by the 25 elected members of the executive committee to be a Senate Member of the Dhaka University Senate.[17]
Activism[edit]
National Media has covered the speeches and activism throughout his tenure and leadership.[18] [19][20] He has led popular movements in the University of Dhaka campus against rape[21], for postponing election from the date of holiday of the minority community[22], against discrimination based on religion[23]. He has also played central role in passing the resolution of no student politics in Dhaka University Campus based on religion.[24]
He has regularly advocated for allocating 6% of the National Budget of Bangladesh into the Education Sector.[25]
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References[edit]
- ↑ "BCL(BSL) central committee announced". The Daily Star. July 31, 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ UNB. "Chhatra League's DU unit gets full committee". New Age Bangladesh. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Shovon, Fahim Reza. "Ducsu polls on March 11 after 28 years". Dhaka Tribune. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Daily Bangladesh". DUCSU AGS Saddam elected new Senate member of DU. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Banglanews 24. "সময়ের চ্যালেঞ্জ মোকাবিলায় ছাত্ররাজনীতির বিনির্মাণ দরকার". Banglanews24.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rubaiyat, Kamrul Islam. "ঠাকুরগাঁও উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়ের সাবেক শিক্ষার্থী ওরা". The Daily Star. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "সময়ের চ্যালেঞ্জ মোকাবিলায় ছাত্ররাজনীতির বিনির্মাণ দরকার". Bangla News 24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ BanglaNews24. "সময়ের চ্যালেঞ্জ মোকাবিলায় ছাত্ররাজনীতির বিনির্মাণ দরকার". Bangla News 24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Banglanews24. "সময়ের চ্যালেঞ্জ মোকাবিলায় ছাত্ররাজনীতির বিনির্মাণ দরকার". Banglanews24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Banglanews24. "সময়ের চ্যালেঞ্জ মোকাবিলায় ছাত্ররাজনীতির বিনির্মাণ দরকার". Banglanews24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Shovon, Fahim Reza. "Dhaka University annual Chhatra League council after three years on Sunday". Dhaka Tribune. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "BCL gets new committee". The Daily Star. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "DUCSU Election: BCL announces panel of 25". The Daily Star. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mujib, Saim Bin. "A look back on the history of Ducsu". The Daily Star. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Quota leader Nur elected Ducsu VP, Rabbani GS". Banglanews24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "প্রচারণায় পিছিয়ে, জনপ্রিয়তায় সবচেয়ে এগিয়ে সাদ্দাম". Campustimes Press. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "DUCSU AGS Saddam elected new Senate member of DU". Daily Bangladesh. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Choity, Afroz Jahan. "Dhaka Tribune". 'Chhatra League's victory in Ducsu polls reflect students choice'. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ducsu meant to be dissolved today; Nur for extension, Rabbani and Saddam want to step down". The Daily Star. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "No breach of rules, claims DUCSU AGS". The Independent. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Dhaka University explodes in protests as student is raped in dark, bushy place of Kurmitola". BDNews24.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "DU students protest at Shahbagh demanding deferral of Dhaka city election". BDNews24.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "No politics based on religion". The Daily Star. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Decision on banning religion-based politics not unanimous, claims DUCSU VP". Newage. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Demand for 6% of the GDP into Education". BD Journal. March 29, 2019. Unknown parameter
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