Alhaz Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur Rahman
মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান
Member of Parliament
In office
5 March 1991 – 24 November 1995
Preceded byAKM Shamsul Huda
Succeeded byMostafa Kamal Pasha
ConstituencyChittagong-3
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Preceded byMostafa Kamal Pasha
Succeeded byMostafa Kamal Pasha
ConstituencyChittagong-3
Personal details
Born(1943-12-31)31 December 1943
Sandwip, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died20 October 2001(2001-10-20) (aged 57)
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
SpouseMohsena Ara Begum
ChildrenMahfuzur Rahaman

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.[2]

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]

References

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


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