Abdul Latif Siddiqui (born 1943) is a

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politician. He represented the Tangail-4 constituency for two terms in the Bangladesh Parliament. 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.

Career

Siddiqui served as a

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of B ...

member from Tangail-4 constituency. He resigned on 1 September 2015. 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.

Controversy

In March 2014, Siddiqui was reported by media to have beaten a PDB engineer with a stick, leaving him severely injured. In September 2014, Siddiqui was widely criticised for his remarks criticising the Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, and the Islamic organisation, the

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, leading to strong calls for his removal from the cabinet. On 30 September, he was sacked from his ministerial post in the cabinet.

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. In July 2020, the Supreme Court upheld a High Court order that stayed for six months the trial proceedings.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Siddiqui, Abdul Latif Living people 1943 births People from Tangail District Awami League politicians Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology ministers Textiles and Jute ministers of Bangladesh 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Date of birth missing (living people)