Gazi Golam Mostafa

Gazi Golam Mostafa was a Bangladesh Awami League politician[1] and a former member of the East Pakistan provincial assembly.

Gazi Golam Mostafa
Member of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly
Personal details
Died19 January 1981
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

Biography

Mostafa was a former President and General Secretary of the Dhaka city Awami league.[2][3] He supported the Janakantha newspaper with annual donations.[4] He was a close associate of Sheikh Mujib, the first president of Bangladesh. He was a former Chairman of Red Cross Bangladesh.[5][6]

In 1974, Mostafa kidnapped Major Shariful Haque Dalim and his wife from the Dhaka Ladies Club after an argument. He took them to the Rakhi Bahini headquarters.[7] The incident also involved his two sons.[8] Bengal Lancers ransacked his house as a result of the incident. Some officers lost their jobs. The officers involved, including the Bengal Lancers and Major Shariful Haque, were part of the coup on 16 August 1975 and of the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[9][10] He was jailed during the regime of General Ziaur Rahman.[3] He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment by a martial law court,[11] and was released on 28 March 1980.[12]

He died on 19 January 1981.[13]

References
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  5. Asian Studies. Center for Asian Studies, Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University. p. 49. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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  7. Foundation, Bhashani. Searching for Bhasani Citizen of the World: The Life and Times of (Earnest) Mozlum Leader Maulana Bhasani. Xlibris Corporation. p. 235. ISBN 9781453573136. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. Riaz, Ali. Unfolding State: The Transformation of Bangladesh. de Sitter Publications. p. 239. ISBN 9781897160107. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. "Shahriar's confession". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  10. "Farooq's confession". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  11. News Review on South Asia and Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses. p. 240. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  12. The Amnesty International Report. Amnesty International Publications. p. 184. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  13. "Samad Azad pays tributes to Gazi Golam Mostafa". The Daily Star. 2000-01-19. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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