Abdul Latif Siddiqui

Abdul Latif Siddiqui
Born Abdul Latif Siddiqui
1943
Tangail
Residence Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party
 Bangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s) Laila Siddiqui
Children Unknown
Website
Awami League

Abdul Latif Siddiqui is a Bangladeshi politician. He is a member of the Parliament of the People's Republic of Bangladesh from Tangail-4 constituency.[1] He was the former Jute and Textiles Minister of the Bangladesh Government from 2009-2013. In January 2014, Abdul Latif Siddiqui was made the Posts and Telecommunications along with Information Communication Technology Minister in the 10th cabinet.[2] On September 30, 2014, he was sacked from his ministerial post and the cabinet after his criticism of the Muslim pilgrimage of Haj triggered protests by Islamists who declared him an apostate and set a 24-hour deadline to replace him.[3]

Controversy

In March 2014, Siddiqui was allegedly reported by media to have beat a PDB engineer with a stick, leaving him severely injured.[4][5] In September 2014, Siddiqui was widely criticized for his remarks criticizing the Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, and the Islamic organization, the Tabligh Jamaat, leading to strong calls for his removal from the cabinet.[6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Latif Siddique bids farewell to elections". bdnews24. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Abdul Latif Siddiqui made telecom and ICT minister". telecomnews. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh minister sacked after criticism of Haj". AFP. arab news. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Latif Siddiqui beats PDB engineer". banglanews24. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Minister allegedly beats PDB engineer". bdnews24. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "I strongly oppose Hajj and Tablig Jamaat: Latif Siddiqui". Observer bd. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Latif Siddiqui’s removal from cabinet demanded". 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.