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	\| name = M. Abdul Latif		\| name = M. Abdul Latif
	\| native_name = এম, আবদুল লতিফ		\| native_name = এম. আবদুল লতিফ
	\| native_name_lang = bn		\| native_name_lang = bn
	\| image = M. Abdul Latif in 2016 (01) (cropped).jpg		\| image = M. Abdul Latif in 2016 (01) (cropped).jpg
	~~\| image_size =~~		\| caption = Abdul Latif in 2016
	\| caption = Latif in 2016		\| office = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)\|Member of Parliament]]
	\| office = [[Member of Parliament#Bangladesh\|Member of Parliament]]		\| constituency = [[Chittagong-11]]
	\| constituency = [[Chittagong-11]]		\| term_start = 20 December 2008
	~~\| parliament =~~		\| term_end = 6 August 2024
	\| term_start = ~~5 January 2014~~		\| predecessor = [[Gazi Shahjahan Jwel]]
	\| term_end =		\| constituency1 =
	\| predecessor = [[~~Shamsul Haque Chowdhury~~]]		\| term_start1 =
	~~\| residence = [[Chittagong]]~~		\| term_end1 =
	~~\| successor =~~		\| predecessor1 =
	\| constituency1 ~~= [[Chittagong-10]]~~		\| successor1 =
	~~\| parliament1~~ =
	\| term_start1 = ~~2008~~
	\| term_end1 = ~~2014~~
	\| predecessor1 = ~~[[Morshed Khan]]~~
	\| successor1 = ~~[[Muhammad Afsarul Ameen]]~~
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1955\|03\|10}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1955\|03\|10}}
	\| birth_place = [[Chittagong]], [[East Pakistan]]		\| birth_place = [[Chittagong]], [[East Bengal]], [[Dominion of Pakistan]]
	~~\| death_date =~~
	~~\| death_place =~~
	\| nationality = Bangladeshi		\| nationality = Bangladeshi
	\| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]		\| party =
			[[Bangladesh Awami League]]
			\| children = Omar Hajjaj
	\| occupation = Businessman, politician		\| occupation = Businessman, politician
	}}		}}
	'''M. Abdul Latif''' ~~({{lang-bn\|এম. আবদুল লতিফ}})~~ is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the ~~incumbent member of parliament for~~ [[Chittagong-11]]. ~~Latif~~ 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]].		'''M. Abdul Latif''' is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and a former [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Chittagong-11]] constituencies.

			He is also a trade leader and a former president of the [[Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry]]. He was board president of [[Chittagong]] based [[football club]] [[Chittagong Abahani]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Latif was born on 10 March 1955. He has completed his Diploma in leather technology.<ref>{{cite web \|title=M. Abdul Latif Biography \|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/747/biography \|website=Amarmp \|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>		Latif was born on 10 March 1955.<ref name=":0" /> He has completed his Diploma in leather technology.<ref name=":0">{{cite web \|title=M. Abdul Latif Biography \|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/747/biography \|website=Amarmp \|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	~~M. Abdul~~ Latif first entered the political arena as a member of parliament from the constituency Chittagong-10 as an Awami League candidate. Latif was re-elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Chittagong-11 as ~~a Bangladesh~~ Awami League candidate.<ref>{{cite web \|title=M. Abdul Latif History \|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/747/history \|website=Amarmp \|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref> He is a ~~Member~~ of the ~~Treasury Bench~~ in parliament.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in fish production \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/bangladesh-has-achieved-self-sufficiency-fish-production-1587634 \|access-date=15 November 2018 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=7 June 2018 }}</ref>		Latif first entered the political arena as a member of parliament from the constituency Chittagong-10 as an Awami League candidate.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=Electoral Area Result Statistics \|url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=329 \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=Amarmp \|language=en}}</ref> He received 164,591 votes while his nearest rival, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 141,946 votes.<ref name=":1" />

			Latif was re-elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Chittagong-11 as an Awami League candidate.<ref>{{cite web \|title=M. Abdul Latif History \|url=https://amarmp.com/mp/747/history \|website=Amarmp \|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref> He received 283,169 votes while his nearest rival, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 141,946 votes.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2018-11-25 \|title=Chattogram-11 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018 \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Chattogram-11&d=chattogram \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=The Daily Star \|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the treasury bench in parliament.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in fish production \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/bangladesh-has-achieved-self-sufficiency-fish-production-1587634 \|access-date=15 November 2018 \|work=The Daily Star \|date=7 June 2018 }}</ref>

			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.<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|title=Chittagong MP MA Latif slapped with Tk 10bn defamation suit for 'distorting' Bangabandhu's photo \|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/chittagong-mp-ma-latif-slapped-with-tk-10bn-defamation-suit-for-distorting-bangabandhus-photo \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=[[Bdnews24.com]] \|language=en}}</ref>

			In January 2024, Latif was the Awami League candidate for Chittagong-11 while his son Omar Hajjaj stood against him as an independent candidate.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-11-29 \|title=National polls: Father, son face-off in Chattogram-11 \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/star-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/national-polls-father-son-face-chattogram-11-3481976 \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=The Daily Star \|language=en}}</ref> The [[Bangladesh Election Commission]] summoned Mayor [[Rezaul Karim Chowdhury]] of [[Chattogram City Corporation]] for campaigning for Latif violating Code of Conduct for Parliamentary Elections.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-12-06 \|title=Mayor Rezaul summoned for campaigning in favour of AL's Ctg-11 candidate \|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/mayor-rezaul-summoned-campaigning-favour-als-ctg-11-candidate-752654 \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=The Business Standard \|language=en}}</ref> The Mayor had spoken at rally of the Chittagong City unit of Awami League along with other councilors of the city corporation.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Finally, a part of the Chittagong Metropolitan Awami League came to the field in favor of MP. Latif \|url=https://thedailymorningglory.com/2024/01/03/finally-a-part-of-the-chittagong-metropolitan-awami-league-came-to-the-field-in-favor-of-mp-latif/ \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|language=en-US}}</ref> He won the election and was elected to the 12th parliament.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=চট্টগ্রাম-১১ {{!}} জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচন ২০২৪ {{!}} Dhaka Post \|url=https://www.dhakapost.com/parliament-election/seats/chattogram-11 \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=dhakapost.com \|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Winners in 12th national polls \|url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/winners-in-12th-national-polls-128970 \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=bangladeshpost.net \|language=en}}</ref>

			Latif was taken in custody of Bangladesh Army on 10 August 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2024-08-10 \|title=Ex-Ctg MP Latif in army custody \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/ex-ctg-mp-latif-army-custody-3673476 \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=The Daily Star \|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-08-10 \|title=Ex-MP MA Latif taken into army custody \|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/ex-mp-ma-latif-taken-army-custody-913451 \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=The Business Standard \|language=en}}</ref> He was arrested on 17 August 2024.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=2024-10-08 \|title=কারাগারের শৌচাগারে পড়ে মাথায় আঘাত, হাসপাতালে এম এ লতিফ \|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/5repbfrh6a \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=[[Prothom Alo]] \|language=bn}}</ref> He was placed in three day remand.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-08-17 \|title=Ex-MP MA Latif placed on 3-day remand \|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/court/ex-mp-ma-latif-placed-3-day-remand-918726 \|access-date=2024-10-08 \|website=The Business Standard \|language=en}}</ref> He received a head injury in prison and underwent surgery.<ref name=":3" />

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->Tahsin Ahnav at 14:37, 4 January 2022

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{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = M. Abdul Latif
| native_name = এম, আবদুল লতিফ
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = M. Abdul Latif in 2016 (01) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Latif in 2016
| office = [[Member of Parliament#Bangladesh|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency = [[Chittagong-11]]
| parliament =
| term_start = 5 January 2014
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Shamsul Haque Chowdhury]]
| residence = [[Chittagong]]
| successor =
| constituency1 = [[Chittagong-10]]
| parliament1 =
| term_start1 = 2008
| term_end1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = [[Morshed Khan]]
| successor1 = [[Muhammad Afsarul Ameen]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|03|10}}
| birth_place = [[Chittagong]], [[East Pakistan]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| occupation = Businessman, politician
}}
'''M. Abdul Latif''' ({{lang-bn|এম. আবদুল লতিফ}}) is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the incumbent member of parliament for [[Chittagong-11]]. Latif 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==
Latif was born on 10 March 1955. He has completed his Diploma in leather technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=M. Abdul Latif Biography |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/747/biography |website=Amarmp |access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
M. Abdul Latif first entered the political arena as a member of parliament from the constituency Chittagong-10 as an Awami League candidate. Latif was re-elected to Parliament on 5 January 2014 from Chittagong-11 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.<ref>{{cite web |title=M. Abdul Latif History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/747/history |website=Amarmp |access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref> He is a Member of the Treasury Bench in parliament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in fish production |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/bangladesh-has-achieved-self-sufficiency-fish-production-1587634 |access-date=15 November 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 June 2018 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
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M. Abdul Latif - Revision history

DelmarTroiano at 18:08, 27 December 2025

->Tahsin Ahnav at 14:37, 4 January 2022