A.K.M. Rahmatullah (born 4 December 1950) is a

Bangladesh Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...

politician and the incumbent

Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

member representing the

Dhaka-11 Dhaka-11 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka North City Corporation wards 21 through 23, and four union parishads of Badda Thana: Badda, Beraid, ...

constituency. He also represented Dhaka-5 and Dhaka-10 in the past.

Career

Rahmatullah was elected to parliament from Dhaka-11 in 2014 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate. On 10 April 2016, he was appointed the president of South Dhaka unit of the party. In April 2018, a gunfight between Rahmatullah's supporters and those of Beraid Union Parishad Chairman Jahangir Alam killed one person. In January 2023, Rahmatullah disclosed that he had been a follower of

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organization of

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Muslims. 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.

References

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