Maleque was elected to parliament on 5 January 2014 from
Dhaka-20 as a candidate of the
Bangladesh Awami League. In June 2017, he supported the Hindu community
Rath Mela in Dhamrai. The mela of the Hindu community was being opposed by Dhamrai municipal mayor Golam Kabir. In 2022, he was elected as president of the
Dhamrai upazila unit of the
Awami League. ==References==