Alhaz Mustafizur Rahman Explained

Mustafizur Rahman
Native Name:মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Member of Parliament
Constituency:Chittagong-3
Term Start:5 March 1991
Term End:24 November 1995
Predecessor:AKM Shamsul Huda
Successor:Mostafa Kamal Pasha
Term Start1:14 July 1996
Term End1:13 July 2001
Predecessor1:Mostafa Kamal Pasha
Successor1:Mostafa Kamal Pasha
Constituency1:Chittagong-3
Birth Date:31 December 1943
Birth Place:Sandwip, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Children:Mahfuzur Rahaman
Spouse:Mohsena Ara Begum

Mustafizur Rahman (31 December 1943 – 20 October 2001) was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad for the Chittagong-3 constituency from 1991 to 1996, representing the Bangladesh Awami League.[1]

He was the editor and publisher of the Daily Rupali. He also founded several life insurance companies, including: Karnaphuli Life Insurance Company Ltd, National Life Insurance Limited, Rupali Life Insurance Company Ltd, and Sandhani Life Insurance Ltd.

Rahman died on 20 October 2001 at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.[2]

Legacy

The 700-meter concrete Dwipbandhu Mustafizur Rahman Jetty at Guptachhara on the east coast of Sandwip is named in his honor. It was completed in January 2021 at a cost of Bangladeshi taka 510 million ($6M as of 2021).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hasanuzzaman, Al Masud . 1998 . Role of opposition in Bangladesh politics . University Press . 237 . 9789840514533.
  2. News: Ex-MP Mustafizur Rahman's death anniversary tomorrow . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangtha . 19 October 2019.
  3. News: Khalid inaugurates new jetty in Sandwip . The Business Standard . BSS . 29 January 2021.