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Abdul Latif Mirza

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Abdul Latif Mirza
আবদুল লতিফ মির্জা
Member of Parliament
for Sirajganj-4
In office
June 1996 – October 2001
Preceded byMd. Shamsul Alam
Succeeded byM Akbar Ali
Personal details
Bornc. 1944
Sirajganj, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
Died (aged 63)
Sirajganj, Bangladesh
Political partyAwami League
Other political
affiliations
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
Military service
Allegiance Bangladesh
Branch/service Mukti Bahini
Battles/warsBangladesh Liberation War

Abdul Latif Mirza (died 5 November 2007) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician. He was the member of parliament from Pabna-4 in 1979 and Sirajganj-4 in 1996.[1]

Career

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Mirza was a member of Mukti Bahini and fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. He had formed the Mirza Abdul Latif Bahini in Sirajganj. which had 8 to 10 thousand personnel during the war. He had started the force with 15 members and seven rifles. He had initially named it Polashdanga Youth Camp.[2] He was elected to Sirajganj-4 constituency (Ullapara).[3]

Death

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Mirza died on 5 November 2007 in Sirajganj.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Former AL MP Abdul Latif Mirza dies at 63". bdnews24.com. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ Hossain, Major General Md Sarwar (26 March 2019). "The irregular forces of Bangladesh Liberation War". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Ex-AL lawmaker Mirza Latif passes away". The Daily Star. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2016.