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  | name              = Abdul Latif Siddiqui
  | name              = Abdul Latif Siddiqui
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  | caption            = Siddiqui in 2014
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  | office            = [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology|Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and Information Communication Technology]]
  | office            = [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology|Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology]]
  | term_start        = 12 January 2014
  | term_start        = 12 January 2014
  | term_end          = 30 September 2014
  | term_end          = 30 September 2014
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  | term_start3        = 14 July 1996
  | term_start3        = 14 July 1996
  | term_end3          = 13 July 2001
  | term_end3          = 13 July 2001
  | predecessor3      = Shajahan Siraj<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-6th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 6th Parliament Members (Bangla) |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |accessdate=16 November 2016}}</ref>
  | predecessor3      = Shajahan Siraj<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-6th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 6th Parliament Members (Bangla) |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |accessdate=16 November 2022}}</ref>
  | successor3        = Shajahan Siraj<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-8th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 8th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |accessdate=16 November 2016}}</ref>
  | successor3        = Shajahan Siraj<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-8th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 8th Parliament Members |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |accessdate=16 November 2022}}</ref>
  | birth_date      =  {{birth year and age|1943}}
  | birth_date      =  {{birth year and age|1943}}
  | birth_place    = [[Tangail District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
  | birth_place    = [[Tangail District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
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'''Abdul Latif Siddiqui''' (born 1943)<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126034248/http://www.thedailystar.net/profile/index.htm|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/profile/index.htm|archive-date=2013-01-26|accessdate=2018-11-07|date=2009-01-09|title=Profile Of Ministers}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician. He is a former 2-term [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Tangail-4]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 7th Parliament Members (Bangla) |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |accessdate=16 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 9th Parliament Members|website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |accessdate=16 November 2016}}</ref> He served as the minister of [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology]] and [[Ministry of Textiles and Jute]] in the [[Second Sheikh Hasina Cabinet]].
'''Abdul Latif Siddiqui''' (born 1943)<ref>{{cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126034248/http://www.thedailystar.net/profile/index.htm|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/profile/index.htm|archive-date=2013-01-26|accessdate=2018-11-07|date=2009-01-09|title=Profile Of Ministers}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician. He represented the [[Tangail-4]] constituency for two terms in the [[Bangladesh Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-7th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 7th Parliament Members (Bangla) |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |accessdate=16 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 9th Parliament Members|website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=bn |accessdate=16 November 2022}}</ref> He served as the [[Ministry of Textiles and Jute|Minister of Textiles and Jute]] in the [[second Hasina ministry]] and [[Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology|Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology]] in the [[third Hasina ministry]].


Abdul Latif Siddiqui is the older brother of politician [[Abdul Kader Siddique]].<ref name=kader>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2015/10/13/kader-siddiques-nomination-cancelled-his-party-calls-tangail-shutdown-for-wednesday|title=Kader Siddique’s nomination cancelled, his party calls Tangail shutdown for Wednesday|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref>
Abdul Latif Siddiqui is the elder brother of politician [[Abdul Kader Siddique]].<ref name=kader>{{Cite news|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2015/10/13/kader-siddiques-nomination-cancelled-his-party-calls-tangail-shutdown-for-wednesday|title=Kader Siddique’s nomination cancelled, his party calls Tangail shutdown for Wednesday|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Siddiqui served as a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member from [[Tangail-4]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2013/06/11/latif-siddique-bids-farewell-to-elections | title=Latif Siddique bids farewell to elections | publisher=bdnews24 | date=11 June 2013 | accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref> He resigned on 1 September 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Molla |first=Mohammad Al-Masum |date=2 September 2015 |title=Latif Siddique resigns from Jatiya Sangsad |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2015/09/01/latif-siddique-resigns-from-jatiya-sangsad/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> He served as the Jute and Textiles Minister from 2009 to 2013. In January 2014, he was appointed as the Posts and Telecommunications along with Information Communication Technology Minister in the 10th cabinet. He was sacked by Hasina because he criticised her son joy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=347 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telecomnews.com.bd/english/archives/91 | title=Abdul Latif Siddiqui made telecom and ICT minister | publisher=telecomnews | date=12 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126030040/http://www.telecomnews.com.bd/english/archives/91 | archive-date=26 January 2014 | accessdate=1 October 2014}}</ref>  
Siddiqui served as a [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member from [[Tangail-4]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2013/06/11/latif-siddique-bids-farewell-to-elections | title=Latif Siddique bids farewell to elections | publisher=bdnews24 | date=11 June 2013 | accessdate=1 October 2022}}</ref> He resigned on 1 September 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Molla |first=Mohammad Al-Masum |date=2 September 2015 |title=Latif Siddique resigns from Jatiya Sangsad |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2015/09/01/latif-siddique-resigns-from-jatiya-sangsad/ |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref> He served as the Jute and Textiles Minister from 2009 to 2013. In January 2014, he was appointed as the Posts and Telecommunications along with Information Communication Technology Minister in the 10th cabinet. He was sacked by Hasina because he criticised her son Joy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Syedur |date=2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=347 |isbn=978-0-8108-7453-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telecomnews.com.bd/english/archives/91 | title=Abdul Latif Siddiqui made telecom and ICT minister | publisher=telecomnews | date=12 January 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126030040/http://www.telecomnews.com.bd/english/archives/91 | archive-date=26 January 2014 | accessdate=1 October 2022}}</ref>  


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
In March 2014, Siddiqui was reported by media to have beaten a PDB engineer with a stick, leaving him severely injured.<ref>{{cite news | title=Latif Siddiqui beats PDB engineer | url=http://banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/88605.html | newspaper=banglanews24 | date=29 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228221347/http://banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/88605.html | archive-date=28 December 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Minister allegedly beats PDB engineer | url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/03/29/minister-allegedly-beats-pdb-engineer | newspaper=bdnews24 | date=29 March 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref>
In March 2014, Siddiqui was reported by media to have beaten a PDB engineer with a stick, leaving him severely injured.<ref>{{cite news | title=Latif Siddiqui beats PDB engineer | url=http://banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/88605.html | newspaper=banglanews24 | date=29 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228221347/http://banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/88605.html | archive-date=28 December 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Minister allegedly beats PDB engineer | url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/03/29/minister-allegedly-beats-pdb-engineer | newspaper=bdnews24 | date=29 March 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2022}}</ref>


In September 2014, Siddiqui was widely criticised for his remarks criticising the Muslim pilgrimage, the [[Hajj]], and the Islamic organisation, the [[Tabligh Jamaat]], leading to strong calls for his removal from the cabinet.<ref>{{cite news | title=I strongly oppose Hajj and Tablig Jamaat: Latif Siddiqui | url=http://observerbd.com/2014/09/29/46219.php | newspaper=The Daily Observer | location=Dhaka | date=29 September 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref> On 30 September, he was sacked from his ministerial post in the cabinet.<ref>{{cite news | title=Bangladesh minister sacked after criticism of Haj | url=http://www.arabnews.com/world/news/637881 | newspaper=Arab News | agency=Agence France-Presse | date=30 September 2014 | accessdate=2 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh 'Hajj critic' AL Siddique is arrested |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30195714 |website=BBC News |accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref>
In September 2014, Siddiqui was widely criticised for his remarks criticising the Muslim pilgrimage, the [[Hajj]], and the Islamic organisation, the [[Tabligh Jamaat]], leading to strong calls for his removal from the cabinet.<ref>{{cite news | title=I strongly oppose Hajj and Tablig Jamaat: Latif Siddiqui | url=http://observerbd.com/2014/09/29/46219.php | newspaper=The Daily Observer | location=Dhaka | date=29 September 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2022}}</ref> On 30 September, he was sacked from his ministerial post in the cabinet.<ref>{{cite news | title=Bangladesh minister sacked after criticism of Haj | url=http://www.arabnews.com/world/news/637881 | newspaper=Arab News | agency=Agence France-Presse | date=30 September 2014 | accessdate=2 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bangladesh 'Hajj critic' AL Siddique is arrested |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30195714 |website=BBC News |accessdate=12 August 2022}}</ref>


==Charges and convictions==
==Charges and convictions==

Revision as of 20:12, 14 October 2022


Abdul Latif Siddiqui
আব্দুল লতিফ সিদ্দিকী
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Siddiqui in 2014
Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
In office
12 January 2014 – 30 September 2014
Preceded byRashed Khan Menon
Succeeded bySheikh Hasina
Minister of Textiles and Jute
In office
6 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Succeeded byEmaz Uddin Pramanik
Member of Parliament
for Tangail-4
In office
25 January 2009 – 1 September 2015
Preceded byShajahan Siraj
Succeeded byHasan Imam Khan
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byShajahan Siraj[1]
Succeeded byShajahan Siraj[2]
Personal details
Born1943 (age 82–83)
Tangail District, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Laila Siddiqui
RelativesAbdul Kader Siddique (brother)

Abdul Latif Siddiqui (born 1943)[3] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He represented the Tangail-4 constituency for two terms in the Bangladesh Parliament.[4][5] He served as the Minister of Textiles and Jute in the second Hasina ministry and Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology in the third Hasina ministry.

Abdul Latif Siddiqui is the elder brother of politician Abdul Kader Siddique.[6]

Career

Siddiqui served as a Jatiya Sangsad member from Tangail-4 constituency.[7] He resigned on 1 September 2015.[8] He served as the Jute and Textiles Minister from 2009 to 2013. In January 2014, he was appointed as the Posts and Telecommunications along with Information Communication Technology Minister in the 10th cabinet. He was sacked by Hasina because he criticised her son Joy.[9][10]

Controversy

In March 2014, Siddiqui was reported by media to have beaten a PDB engineer with a stick, leaving him severely injured.[11][12]

In September 2014, Siddiqui was widely criticised for his remarks criticising the Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, and the Islamic organisation, the Tabligh Jamaat, leading to strong calls for his removal from the cabinet.[13] On 30 September, he was sacked from his ministerial post in the cabinet.[14][15]

Charges and convictions

On 17 October 2018, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) accused Siddiqui for misusing power and damaging government property under the Penal Code and section 5(2) of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act 1947. On 20 June 2019, a Bogura court denied his bail and ordered him to be jailed.[16] In July 2020, the Supreme Court upheld a High Court order that stayed for six months the trial proceedings.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "List of 6th Parliament Members (Bangla)". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "List of 8th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Profile Of Ministers". 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members (Bangla)". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Kader Siddique's nomination cancelled, his party calls Tangail shutdown for Wednesday". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Latif Siddique bids farewell to elections". bdnews24. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Molla, Mohammad Al-Masum (2 September 2015). "Latif Siddique resigns from Jatiya Sangsad". Dhaka Tribune.
  9. ↑ Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 347. ISBN 978-0-8108-7453-4.
  10. ↑ "Abdul Latif Siddiqui made telecom and ICT minister". telecomnews. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Latif Siddiqui beats PDB engineer". banglanews24. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Minister allegedly beats PDB engineer". bdnews24. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "I strongly oppose Hajj and Tablig Jamaat: Latif Siddiqui". The Daily Observer. Dhaka. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Bangladesh minister sacked after criticism of Haj". Arab News. Agence France-Presse. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Bangladesh 'Hajj critic' AL Siddique is arrested". BBC News. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Latif Siddique sent to jail in graft case". The Daily Star. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Trial against Latif Siddique in corruption case stayed for 6 months". The Daily Star. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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