Naziur Rahman Manzur


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 the second mayor of Dhaka City Corporation.

Early life

Manzur was born 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 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.

Personal life

Manzur 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 Shanto resigned from BJP in 2013 highlighting differences with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, which remains a key party in the BNP led 20 party alliance. The third son is Wasekur Rahman Anjan.

Death

Manzur died on 6 April 2008 in BIRDEM hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.