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A.K.M. Rahmatullah

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A.K.M. Rahmatullah
এ কে এম রহমতুল্লাহ্
Member of Parliament
for Dhaka-11
Assumed office
29 January 2014
Preceded byAsaduzzaman Khan
Member of Parliament
for Dhaka-10
In office
29 January 2009 – 28 January 2014
Preceded byMohammad Mosaddak Ali
Succeeded bySheikh Fazle Noor Taposh
Member of Parliament
for Dhaka-5
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byShah Moazzem Hossain
Succeeded byMohammad Siraj Uddin Ahmed
In office
10 July 1986 – 6 December 1987
Preceded byMohammad Quamrul Islam
Succeeded byHabibur Rahman Mollah
Personal details
Born (1950-12-04) 4 December 1950 (age 73)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

A.K.M. Rahmatullah (born 4 December 1950)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-11 constituency. He also represented Dhaka-5 and Dhaka-10 in the past.

Career

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Rahmatullah was elected to parliament from Dhaka-11 in 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate.[1] On 10 April 2016, he was appointed the president of South Dhaka unit of the party.[2]

In April 2018, a gunfight between Rahmatullah's supporters and those of Beraid Union Parishad Chairman Jahangir Alam killed one person.[3][4]

In January 2023, Rahmatullah disclosed that he had been a follower of Ahl-i Hadith organization of Sunni Muslims.[5]

On 26 November 2023, Awami League announced the final list of its 298 candidates to contest the 2024 national election which did not include Rahmatullah.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency 184_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Rahmatullah, Hasnat made AL's Dhaka north, south presidents". The Daily Star. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Gunfight between AL factions leaves 1 dead, 5 injured in Dhaka". Dhaka Tribune. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ "One dies in gunfight as rival Awami League groups clash in Dhaka". bdnews24.com. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ "MP Rahmatullah claims to have 2cr votes in pocket". The Daily Star. UNB. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "List of 71 MPs who didn't get AL nomination". The Daily Star. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.