M. Abdul Latif
M. Abdul Latif | |
|---|---|
এম. আবদুল লতিফ | |
_(cropped).jpg) Abdul Latif in 2016 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 5 January 2014 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Shamsul Haque Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Chittagong-11 |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 4 January 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Morshed Khan |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Afsarul Ameen |
| Constituency | Chittagong-10 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1955 Chittagong, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
M. Abdul Latif is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-11 and Chittagong-10 constituencies.
He is also a trade leader and a former president of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He is the current board president of Chittagong based football club Chittagong Abahani.
Early life
[edit]Latif was born on 10 March 1955.[1] He has completed his Diploma in leather technology.[1]
Career
[edit]Latif first entered the political arena as a member of parliament from the constituency Chittagong-10 as an Awami League candidate.[2] He received 164,591 votes while his nearest rival, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 141,946 votes.[2]
Latif was re-elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Chittagong-11 as an Awami League candidate.[3] He received 283,169 votes while his nearest rival, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 141,946 votes.[4] He was a member of the treasury bench in parliament.[5]
Awami League activist Saifuddin Rabi sued Latif in February 2016 for allegedly putting distorted photos of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on posters and called him a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami infiltrator.[6]
In January 2024, Latif was the Awami League candidate for Chittagong-11 while his son Omar Hajjaj stood against him as an independent candidate.[7] The Bangladesh Election Commission summoned Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury of Chattogram City Corporation for campaigning for Latif violating Code of Conduct for Parliamentary Elections.[8] The Mayor had spoken at rally of the Chittagong City unit of Awami League along with other councilors of the city corporation.[9] He won the election and was elected to the 12th parliament.[10][11]
Latif was taken in custody of Bangladesh Army on 10 August 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.[12] The Army did so to protect him from the activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party who were trying to attack him as he was returning from a mosque after Friday prayers.[12][13] He was arrested on 17 August 2024.[14] He was placed in three day remand.[15] He received a head injury in prison and underwent surgery.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "M. Abdul Latif Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "M. Abdul Latif History". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Chattogram-11 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in fish production". The Daily Star. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Chittagong MP MA Latif slapped with Tk 10bn defamation suit for 'distorting' Bangabandhu's photo". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "National polls: Father, son face-off in Chattogram-11". The Daily Star. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Mayor Rezaul summoned for campaigning in favour of AL's Ctg-11 candidate". The Business Standard. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Finally, a part of the Chittagong Metropolitan Awami League came to the field in favor of MP. Latif". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "চট্টগ্রাম-১১ | জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ২০২৪ | Dhaka Post". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Winners in 12th national polls". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Ex-Ctg MP Latif in army custody". The Daily Star. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Ex-MP MA Latif taken into army custody". The Business Standard. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "কারাগারের শৌচাগারে পড়ে মাথায় আঘাত, হাসপাতালে এম এ লতিফ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Ex-MP MA Latif placed on 3-day remand". The Business Standard. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.