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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = M. Abdul Latif | | name = M. Abdul Latif | ||
| native_name = এম | | 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 | ||
| caption = Abdul Latif in 2016 | |||
| caption = Latif in 2016 | | office = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]] | ||
| office = [[Member of Parliament | | constituency = [[Chittagong-11]] | ||
| constituency | | term_start = 20 December 2008 | ||
| term_end = 6 August 2024 | |||
| term_start = | | predecessor = [[Gazi Shahjahan Jwel]] | ||
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| constituency1 | | successor1 = | ||
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| 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]] | ||
| nationality = Bangladeshi | | nationality = Bangladeshi | ||
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]] | | party = | ||
[[Bangladesh Awami League]] | |||
| children = Omar Hajjaj | |||
| occupation = Businessman, politician | | occupation = Businessman, politician | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''M. Abdul Latif''' | '''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== | ||
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" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist | {{Reflist}} | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Latif, M. | {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul Latif, M.}} | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:1955 births]] | [[Category:1955 births]] | ||
[[Category:People from Chittagong District]] | |||
[[Category:Awami League politicians]] | |||
[[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:9th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
[[Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:10th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
[[Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | [[Category:11th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | ||
[[Category:12th Jatiya Sangsad members]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:38, 27 December 2025
M. Abdul Latif | |
|---|---|
এম. আবদুল লতিফ | |
_(cropped).jpg) Abdul Latif in 2016 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 20 December 2008 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gazi Shahjahan Jwel |
| Constituency | Chittagong-11 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 10, 1955 Chittagong, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Children | Omar Hajjaj |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
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[edit | edit source]
Latif was born on 10 March 1955.[1] He has completed his Diploma in leather technology.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "M. Abdul Latif Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "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.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "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.