Md Abdul Baten

Md Abdul Baten, known as Colonel Abdul Baten (retd), is a member of the 13th Parliament elected from Dhaka-16. This is his first term in Parliament, as the nominee of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. In Parliament he is a member of the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Special Committee.

He was born in 1953. His father is Sharif Uddin and his mother Shakila Begum. After his primary schooling at Notabari High School, he completed his secondary education at Pirgacha Gyanendra Narayan Government Model High School and his higher secondary education in 1970 at Carmichael College, Rangpur. In 1976 he obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in Bangla from the University of Rajshahi.

His career began as a teacher at BAF Shaheen College Kurmitola. He later joined the Bangladesh Army as an education officer, served as an instructor at the Bangladesh Military Academy and worked for a year on a United Nations mission for the army. In 1999 he became principal of Chattogram Cantonment Public College; he was later principal of Cantonment Public School and College, Rangpur, and finally principal of Shaheed Bir Uttom Lt. Anwar Girls' College, after which he retired in 2007. A retired army officer and educationist, Abdul Baten is also known as a writer, translator and businessman.

In the 13th parliamentary election held on 12 February 2026, he was elected MP for Dhaka-16 with 88,828 votes under the scales symbol.

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