Momtaz Uddin (21 September 1946 – 6 June 2003) was a

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politician who served as a member of the

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representing the

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constituency. He was the senior vice president of the district Awami League. He was a member of Mukti Bahini in the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971, commander in chief of Lalpur.

Early life and education

Momtaz Uddin was born on 21 September 1946 to a

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family of

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Pramaniks in the Milkipara of Abdulpur village in Lalpur,

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, then part of the

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of the

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. He studied at the Karimpur High School up until class 8. He received his

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from the Chowk Nazirpur High School in 1966 and his

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from the Nawab Siraj-Ud-Dowla Government College,

in 1968. He graduated with a

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from Ishwardi College in 1970. He is married to politician Shefali Momtaz. His son, Shamim Ahmad Sagore, is the general secretary of Lalpur Awami League.

Assassination

On 6 June 2003, local Natore police stated that a band of 10 armed men interrupted Uddin's motorcycle at Darpara on the Goapalpur-Abdulpur Road in Natore and stabbed him to death. On 13 March 2013, a speedy trial tribunal in

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sentenced nine people to life in prison for killing Uddin.

References

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