Abdul Motaleb
Abdul Motaleb | |
|---|---|
আব্দুল মোতালেব | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Chittagong-15 | |
| In office 30 January 2024 – 6 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1953 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Awami League |
Abdul Motaleb (born 2 April 1953)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament for Chittagong-15.
Career
[edit]Motaleb was elected member of Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong-15 as an independent candidate on the 2024 Bangladeshi general election.[2][3] He received 85,628 votes while his nearest rival, Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin Nadvi of the Awami League, received 39,252 votes.[4] Previously he served as the Upazila Chairman of Satkania Upazila. Currently, he is serving as the president of Satkania Upazila Awami League.[citation needed]
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, a mob led by convener of the Pallabi unit of the Students Against Dscrimination Shekh Tarek Jamil Taj broke into his house in Mohakhali DOHS.[5] The misbehaved with the Mirpur DOHS Parishad leaders and ignored police orders to leave the house.[5] This happened soon after two leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami were killed in mob lynching in Satkania where they had been looting businesses owned by Awami League leaders.[6] The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders were armed with weapons looted from police stations during the movement against Hasina.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Member profile". Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "চট্টগ্রামে তিন স্বতন্ত্রের জয়". BDNews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "চট্টগ্রাম-১৫, আসন নং: ২৯২".
- ^ "Ctg-15: Independent candidate Motaleb grabs big win against AL's Nadvi". The Business Standard. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Crowd led by 'SAD convener' breaks into Mirpur DOHS house looking for ex-AL MP". The Business Standard. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Mob lynching of two in Satkania: What has been learnt". Prothomalo. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Satkania lynching: Weapon looted from police station used by a victim". The Business Standard. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
 | This article about a Bangladeshi politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |