Manjurul Islam Liton
Manjurul Islam Liton | |
|---|---|
মঞ্জুরুল ইসলাম লিটন | |
 Liton | |
| Member of Parliament for Gaibandha-1 | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 31 December 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Kader Khan |
| Succeeded by | Golam Mostafa Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1968 |
| Died | (aged 48) Bangladesh Awami League |
Manjurul Islam Liton (c. 1968 – 31 December 2016) was a
Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of parliament from the Gaibandha-1 constituency.[1][2][3]
Early life and career
Liton was a marine engineer by training. He was a director of Ashraf Ali Cold Storage Limited and proprietor of Islam Ship Builders & Heavy Engineering.[1]
Arrest
On 15 October 2015, Liton was arrested from
Home minister Asaduzzamnan Khan said: "No one is above the law… The administration will now take action against the MP in accordance with the court instructions," and assured the judiciary in support for the case.[5]
Death
Liton was in his home in
Zila Parishad elections.[8] In February 2017, another former Jatiya Sangsad member from the same constituency, Abdul Kader Khan, confessed to the killing.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Ruling party MP Liton shot dead at his home by unknown assailants". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Shooting a child in Gaibandha: Bangladesh police arrest ruling party MP Liton in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "List of 10th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Police arrest Gaibandha Awami League MP Liton in Dhaka in case over shooting a schoolboy". Bdnews24.com. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "SCHOOLBOY SHOOTING : Gaibandha MP Liton arrested, finally". New Age. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Gaibandha MP Liton killed in gun attack". The Daily Star. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Ruling AL MP Liton shot dead in his drawing room". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Reza, Tajul Islam (2 January 2017). "Witnesses describe how MP Liton's killers came, shot him, fled". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Former MP Kader Khan 'confesses to planning and training' to execute MP Liton's murder". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.