Hussain Saddam

. Hussain Saddam was born in Panchgarh, Bangladesh. He was brought up in a family of freedom fighters. 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. Hussain Saddam successfully completed his secondary education from Thakurgaon Government High School in 2008. He completed his Higher Secondary Education from Notre Dame College, Dhaka. 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. 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. 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. 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. After the university unit's council of the organisation held on April 29, 2018, Hussain Saddam was entrusted with the responsibility of General Secretary of the largest unit of Bangladesh Student League on July 31, 2018. As the General Secretary, he took part in the election of the Dhaka University Central Student's Union (DUCSU) held after 28 long years. 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. Hussain Saddam came out victorious in the post of Assistant General Secretary of DUCSU with a staggering 15,301 votes, the highest vote anyone ever received in the election without any publicity campaign. 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. National Media has covered the speeches and activism throughout his tenure and leadership. He has led popular movements in the University of Dhaka campus against r**e, for postponing election from the date of holiday of the minority community, against discrimination based on religion. He has also played central role in passing the resolution of no student politics in Dhaka University Campus based on religion. He has regularly advocated for allocating 6% of the National Budget of Bangladesh into the Education Sector.