Md. Abdul Maleque (Bengali: মো: আব্দুল মালেক; 15 January 1947 – 9 September 2024) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the chairman of the Naogaon District branch of the Bangladesh Awami League. He was a member of parliament from Naogaon-5.

Md. Abdul Maleque
মো: আব্দুল মালেক
Member of Parliament
for Naogaon-5
In office
6 May 2013 – 29 January 2019
Preceded byAbdul Jalil
Succeeded byNizam Uddin Jalil John
Personal details
Born(1947-01-15)15 January 1947
Naogaon, Rajshahi Division, Bengal Province, British India
Died9 September 2024(2024-09-09) (aged 77)
Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Early life

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Maleque was born on 15 January 1947. He had an M.A. degree.[1]

Political career

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Abdul Maleque's political career started before the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan. He was a member of Bangladesh Chhatra League. He participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. In 2009, Maleque was elected as the chairman of the upazila parishad of Naogaon Sadar Upazila. In 2013, the constituency of Naogaon-5 fell vacant upon the death of Abdul Jalil. The Awami League nominated Maleque as their candidate for the by-election. As there was no other candidate, he was elected to parliament unopposed.[2] In 2014 general election, he was again nominated by Awami League and won.[3]

Death

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Abdul Malek died at the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on 9 September 2024, at the age of 77.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Md. Abdul Maleque". Amarmp. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. ^ "AL candidate Malek wins Naogaon-5 by-polls unopposed". Dhaka Tribune. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Constituency 50_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "মারা গেছেন নওগাঁর সাবেক এমপি আব্দুল মালেক". Jago News (in Bengali). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.