Laila Siddiqui is a

Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

politician and the former Member of Parliament from

Tangail-4 Tangail-4 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2017 by Hasan Imam Khan of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Kalihati Upazila Kalihati ( bn, কালিহা� ...

Career

Siddiqui was elected to parliament from Tangail-4 under the women's reserved seat in 1988. She was one of the Bangladesh Awami League leaders who received 100 Bangladesh Nationalist Party men in the league in Tangail on 11 January 2007. She sued the government on 11 January 2014, after her husband

Abdul Latif Siddiqui Abdul Latif Siddiqui (born 1943) is a Bangladesh Awami League 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 ...

was arrested for criticizing

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Tablighi Jamaat Tablighi Jamaat (, also translated as "propagation party" or "preaching party") is a transnational Deobandi Islamic missionary movement that focuses on exhorting Muslims to be more religiously observant and encouraging fellow members t ...

, and

Sajeeb Wazed Joy Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed ( bn, সজীব আহমেদ ওয়াজেদ; born 27 July 1971), also known as Sajeeb Wazed Joy (), is a Bangladeshi businessman and politician. He is a member of the Awami League and serves as Advisor to the Gover ...

in New York City. She argued that cases against her husband were unconstitutional because, for offences committed outside Bangladesh, Bangladeshi law requires permission of the home minister before individuals can be charged.

Personal life

Siddiqui is married to

, former minister and a member of parliament. They have a son, Anik Siddique.

References

Living people Awami League politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 4th Jatiya Sangsad members 3rd Jatiya Sangsad members {{AwamiLeague-politician-stub