Laila Siddiqui Explained

Laila Siddiqui is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament for Tangail-4.

Career

Siddiqui was elected to parliament from Tangail-4 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 and Tablighi Jamaat 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.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of 3rd Parliament Members . Bangladesh Parliament . bn . 20 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918080059/http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/3rd.pdf . 18 September 2018.
2. News: Expelled Awami League leader, ex-minister Latif Siddique resigns from Parliament. 20 March 2018. bdnews24.com.
3. News: 100 BNP men join AL in Tangail. 20 March 2018. The Daily Star. 21 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192540/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/01/11/d70111070799.htm. dead.
4. News: Latif's wife serves legal notice to govt. 20 March 2018. The Daily Star. 11 January 2015. en.
5. News: Latif Siddique opposes AD verdict. 20 March 2018. New Age. en.