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{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
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'''Nadim Mostafa''' is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and the former Member of Parliament of [[Rajshahi-4]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-BNP MP Nadim Mustafa jailed for 5 years |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2007/07/03/ex-bnp-mp-nadim-mustafa-jailed-for-5-years |accessdate=18 October 2019 |work=bdnews24.com}}</ref> He was a close associate of [[Tarique Rahman]], son of [[Ziaur Rahman]] and [[Khaleda Zia]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-11|title=Crown to crime|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/august-21-carnage/news/crown-crime-1645498|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Mostafa was elected to parliament from Rajshahi-4 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1996 and 2001.<ref name="votemonitor">{{cite web |url=http://votemonitor.net:80/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=55 |title=Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics |author= |date= |website=Vote Monitor Networks |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229000617/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=55 |archive-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref> He is the special secretary of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{cite news |title=BNP leader Nadim Mostafa reportedly held |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2015/01/19/bnp-leader-nadim-mostafa-reportedly-held |accessdate=18 October 2019 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=19 January 2015}}</ref>

Nadim went into hiding in early 2007 during the [[2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-05-14|title=Rajshahi BNP in crisis as bigwigs in jail or hiding|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-36449|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> On 3 July 2007, Nadim was sentenced to five years imprisonment for extortion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2007-08-15|title=Nadim Mostafa gets 10-yr in jail for felony|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-7|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

Charges were framed against him on 24 April 2007 for supporting militants.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charges pressed against Aminul, Dulu, Nadim for patronising JMB|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/04/24/d7042401129.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|website=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref> A victim of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh filed the case against Nadim, Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu, and Aminul Haque were charged in the case of abetting the Islamic militant organisation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trial of 3 JMB patrons may start today|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/25/d70625013320.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-18|website=archive.thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> In July 2007, Nadim was acquitted in the case over the embezzlement of [[Corrugated galvanised iron]] sheets from government relief fund.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 1100|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/07/05/d7070501118.htm|access-date=2021-05-18|website=archive.thedailystar.net}}</ref> On 15 August 2007, Nadim was sentenced to ten years imprisonment on an extortion case. He was alleged to have tried to extort Molla Hasan Imam Faruk, Maria Union Parishad chairperson ahead of elections.<ref name=":0" /> On 25 September 2007, two other cases were filed against him, one for extortion and another for abetting militants.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-09-25|title=Aminul Haque, Dulu, Nadim sued again for abetting militants|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-5382|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] reported on 3 August 2008 that Nadim, along with [[Ruhul Kuddus Talukder Dulu]], [[Mizanur Rahman Minu]], and [[Alamgir Kabir (politician)|Alamgir Kabir]], used state resources during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government to finance militants such as [[Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh]] in Rajshahi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-08-03|title=Candidates shun militancy issue|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-48709|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Anti-Corruption Commission pressed charges against him for allegedly possessing 28.6 million taka in illegal wealth on 11 November 2008.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2008-11-11|title=Charges pressed against ex-MP Nadim Mostafa|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-62816|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> The name of his wife, Nurunnahar Parul, was dropped from the charge sheet as no evidence was found against her during the investigation.<ref name=":1" />

On 13 May 2009, Nadim surrendered before a Rajshahi court and was sent to jail by Judge Lutfa Begum.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-05-13|title=Nadim, Millat sent to jail on surrender|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-87987|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Nadim secured bail from a bench of Bangladesh High Court on 5 June 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-06-05|title=8 convicts get bail|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-91328|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> On 14 July 2009, a victim of [[Bangla Bhai]] sued Nadim for allegedly supporting the terrorist in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-07-14|title=Dulu, Nadim sued for abetting militants|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-96999|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

On 22 March 2011, supporters of Nadim clashed with activists of Awami League in Rajshahi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-03-22|title=20 injured as AL, BNP clash|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-178665|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> In April 2011, an investigation commission found that he was involved in the repression of religious minorities during [[2001 Bangladesh post-election violence]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-04-26|title=Over 200 minority women raped|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-183262|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

On 30 April 2012, Nadim participated in a countrywide strike called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party in which 10 people were injured in Rajshahi.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-04-30|title=Clashes, arrests mark first day|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-232188|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> [[Mizanur Rahman Minu]], Joint Secretary of Rajshahi District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, burned Nadim's effigies while allegeding that Nadim's supporters dominated all committees of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in the district on 19 December 2012.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2010-12-19|title=Conflicts upset grassroots|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-166514|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Nadim is the President of Rajshahi District unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref name=":2" />

Nadim was injured while participating in a hartal, strike, in Rajshahi on 23 April 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-23|title=District hartal progresses amid clashes, vandalism|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/district-hartal-progresses-amid-clashes-vandalism|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> It was the first day of a 36-hour countrywide strike called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-24|title=Clashes, vandalism, cocktail blasts mark first day of hartal|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/clashes-vandalism-cocktail-blasts-mark-first-day-of-hartal|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> On 29 September 2013, Nadim was sued along with 89 others for their involvement in the death of Constable Siddhartha Chandra Sarkar. On 26 December 2012, Siddhartha Chandra Sarkar was killed and eight other police officers were injured in a bomb attack on a police van by Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists during a strike.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-29|title=89 Rajshahi BNP, Jamaat men charged with killing cop|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/89-rajshahi-bnp-jamaat-men-charged-with-killing-cop-43861|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

Nadim was nominated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party to contest the 2018 general election from [[Rajshahi-5]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2018-12-17|title=‘Allocate "Sheaf of Paddy" symbol to BNP’s Nazrul’|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/bnp-candidate-nazrul-islam-allocate-sheaf-of-paddy-election-symbol-1674916|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Bangladesh Nationalist Party originally nominated Professor Nazrul Islam and then later gave the nomination to Nadim.<ref name=":3" /> Bangladesh High Court in a verdict disallowed him from participating in the election.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-18|title=BNP loses 8 candidates after SC, HC orders|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/bnp-loses-8-candidates-after-sc-hc-orders-1675294|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:6th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:7th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members]]
[[Category:People from Rajshahi District]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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