M. A. Maleque | |
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Member of Parliament | |
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Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1 June 1953
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
M. A. Maleque (born 1 June 1953) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of parliament for Dhaka-20. [1] [2]
Maleque was elected to parliament on 5 January 2014 from Dhaka-20 as a candidate of the Bangladesh Awami League. [3] In June 2017, he supported the Hindu community Rath Mela in Dhamrai. The mela of the Hindu community was being opposed by Dhamrai municipal mayor Golam Kabir. [4] [5] In 2022, he was elected as president of the Dhamrai upazila unit of the Awami League. [6]
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