Abdul Latif Mirza Explained

Abdul Latif Mirza
Native Name:আবদুল লতিফ মির্জা
Native Name Lang:bn
Constituency Mp:Sirajganj-4
Term Start:June 1996
Term End:October 2001
Predecessor:Md. Shamsul Alam
Successor:M Akbar Ali
Death Place:Sirajganj, Bangladesh
Party:Awami League
Allegiance: Bangladesh
Branch:Mukti Bahini
Battles:Bangladesh Liberation War
Otherparty:Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
Birth Place:Sirajganj
Bengal Presidency
British Raj

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

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

Mirza died on 5 November 2007 in Sirajganj.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former AL MP Abdul Latif Mirza dies at 63 . 2020-08-31 . bdnews24.com.
  2. Web site: Hossain . Major General Md Sarwar . 2019-03-26 . The irregular forces of Bangladesh Liberation War . 2020-07-14 . . en.
  3. News: Sirajganj . Our Correspondent . 2007-11-07 . Ex-AL lawmaker Mirza Latif passes away . 2016-12-19 . The Daily Star.