Liyakot Hossain Khoka

Liyakot Hossain Khoka (born 31 December 1964)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician and the incumbent member of the Bangladesh Parliament representing the Narayanganj-3 constituency.[2]

Liyakot Hossain Khoka
লিয়াকত হোসেন খোকা
Member of Parliament
for Narayanganj-3
Assumed office
29 January 2014
Preceded byAbdullah-Al-Kaisar
Personal details
Born (1944-12-31) 31 December 1944
Political partyJatiya Party

Career

Khoka was elected to the parliament from Narayanganj-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.[1]

Controversy

On 4 November 2020, Khoka said he would "gladly accept the death penalty after he kills Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, for insulting the Prophet Muhammad". He also appealed to the prime minister of Bangladesh to sever diplomatic ties with France.[3][4]

References

  1. "Constituency 206_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. "JP leader sued under Digital Security Act". The Daily Star. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. "Bangladesh MP would 'gladly accept death penalty' after killing French President Macron". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  4. "Bangladesh MP says he will kill French President Macron and 'happily' walk the gallows". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.


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