Naziur Rahman Manzur

Naziur Rahman Manzur
Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation & LGRD Minister
Succeeded by Barrister Abul Hasnat
Personal details
Born 15 March 1948
Bhola, East Bengal (present Bangladesh)
Died 6 April 2008
BIRDEM hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party Bangladesh Jatiya Party

Naziur Rahman Manzur was a Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician, founding chairman of the party, former government minister in the Cabinet of Hussain Mohammad Ershad and former Mayor of Dhaka.[1][2]

Early life

He was born in 15 March 1948 in Bhola, East Bengal. He was a member of the Mukti Bahini, who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation war in sector 9. In the 1980s he served as a minister in the cabinet of Hossain Mohammad Ershad and was a member of his Jatiya party[1] In 1999 Ershad had an alliance with the Khaleda Zia led Bangladesh Nationalist party which was the opposition party. Ershad decided to quite the alliance but a fraction of Jatiya Party leaders led by Naziur Rahman decided to quite the party and remain in the alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party. This fraction became the Bangladesh Jatiya Party.[3]

Personal life

He had three sons, one of whom, Andaleeve Rahman is the present chairman of the party and a former member of parliament. His second son Dr Ashikur Rahman resigned from BJP in 2013 highlighting differences with Jamaat-e-Islam, which remains a key party in the BNP led 20 party alliance [1][4]

Death

He died on 6 April 2008 in BIRDEM hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Naziur Rahman Manzur dies at 59". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Naziur Rahman's son, Shanto resigns from BJP". clickittefaq.com. Click Ittefaq. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rift in JP widens". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Naziur's son Andaliv new BJP president". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Naziur Rahman Manzur dies at 59". independent-bangladesh.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.


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