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
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.
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
- ^ "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.