Nasiruddin_Ahmed_Pintu

Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu

Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu

Bangladeshi politician


Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu (1 September 1967 – 3 May 2015)[1] was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.[2] He was a member of parliament from Dhaka-8 constituency.[3]

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Career

Pintu was the president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal in the 1990s. He was the organising secretary of Dhaka unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was elected to parliament from Lalbagh, Dhaka in 2001.[4] In 2003, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government tried to withdraw a murder charge against his brother but was denied by the judge.[5]

Pintu was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny in 2009.[6] He was accused of helping the mutineers by providing them with transport.[7] He tried to compete in the Dhaka South City Corporation. His nomination was cancelled by Bangladesh Election Commission for failure to provide enough information to prove his innocence as he was accused of helping the BDR mutineers.[8]

Personal life

Pintu was married to Nasima Akhtar Kalpana. She was made an executive committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2016.[9]

Death

Pintu died while he was in prison serving a life-term on 3 May 2015. He was declared dead in Rajshahi Medical college and Hospital.[10]


References

  1. "Ex-BNP MP Nasiruddin Pintu dies". The Daily Star. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. "Khaleda pays tribute to Pintu". The Daily Star. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. "BNP leader Nasiruddin Pintu dies". New Age. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. "BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu dies of heart failure". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  5. "Ex-BNP MP Nasiruddin Pintu dies". The Daily Star. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  6. "2 politicians convicted". The Daily Star. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. "Long list with many surprises". The Daily Star. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  8. "BNP leader Nasiruddin Pintu dies". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.



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