Laila Siddiqui

Laila Siddiqui is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Member of Parliament from Tangail-4.

Laila Siddiqui
Member of Parliament from Tangail-4
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)Abdul Latif Siddiqui

Career

Siddiqui was elected to parliament from Tangail-4 under the women's reserved seat in 1988.[1][2] 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.[3] She sued the government on 11 January 2014, after her husband Abdul Latif Siddiqui was arrested for criticizing Hajj, Tablighi Jamaat, and Sajeeb Wazed Joy 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.[4]

Personal life

Siddiqui is married to Abdul Latif Siddiqui, former minister and a member of parliament.[2][5] They have a son, Anik Siddique.[6]

References
  1. "3rd Parliament" (PDF). parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. "Expelled Awami League leader, ex-minister Latif Siddique resigns from Parliament". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. "100 BNP men join AL in Tangail". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. "Latif's wife serves legal notice to govt". The Daily Star. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. "Latif Siddique opposes AD verdict". New Age. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  6. "AL grassroots oppose ?loud? Latif's return". observerbd.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.


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