Gazi Golam Mostafa

Gazi Golam Mostafa was a Bangladesh Awami League politician[1] and a former member of the East Pakistan provincial assembly. He was nicknamed the "Lord of the Bastis" (basti meaning slum in Bengali).[2][3]

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

Career

Mostafa was a former President and General Secretary of the Dhaka city Awami league.[4][5] He supported the Janakantha newspaper with annual donations.[6] He was a close associate of Sheikh Mujib, the first president of Bangladesh, and often said to be his right-hand man. He was a former chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society and the former president of Awami League's Dhaka city unit.[7][8] He was known to be very tough, powerful, and free-wheeling.[2][3]

Major Dalim's Abduction

In 1974, Mostafa kidnapped Major Shariful Haque Dalim and his wife from the Dhaka Ladies Club after an argument. It was Dalim's cousin's wedding reception in the Dhaka Ladies Club. Dalim's only brother-in-law Bappi (his wife Nimmi's brother) was attending from Canada. Mostafa's son occupied the chair in the row behind Bappi and pulled Bappi's hair from the back. Bappi scolded the boy for his behavior and told him not to sit on the row behind him anymore. Mostafa's sons (who were close friends of Sheikh Kamal) and some associates forcefully abducted Dalim, Nimmi, the groom's mother, and two of Dalim's friends (both of whom were distinguished freedom fighters) in Microbuses owned by the Red Crescent. Mostafa was taking them to the Rakhi Bahini headquarters but later took them to the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[9][10][11] Mujib mediated a compromise between them and made Mostafa apologize to Nimmi. When news of the abduction spread, the 1st Bengal Lancers ransacked Mostafa's and took his whole family prisoner. They also set up check posts all over the city searching for Major Dalim and the abductees. Some officers lost their jobs as a result. The officers involved, including Shariful Haque Dalim, were later orchestrators of the coup on 15 August 1975 and the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[11][12][13]

Imprisonment

He was jailed during the regime of General Ziaur Rahman.[5] He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment by a martial law court,[14] and was released on 28 March 1980.[15]

Death

He died on 19 January 1981.[16]

References
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  6. Ullāha, Māhaphuja. Press Under Mujib Regime. Kakali Prokashani. p. 79. ISBN 9789844372894. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. Asian Studies. Center for Asian Studies, Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University. p. 49. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  8. Asian Recorder. K. K. Thomas at Recorder Press. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. 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.
  10. Riaz, Ali. Unfolding State: The Transformation of Bangladesh. de Sitter Publications. p. 239. ISBN 9781897160107. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  11. "h4p16". www.majordalimbu.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  12. "Shahriar's confession". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  13. "Farooq's confession". thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  14. News Review on South Asia and Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses. p. 240. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  15. The Amnesty International Report. Amnesty International Publications. p. 184. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  16. "Samad Azad pays tributes to Gazi Golam Mostafa". The Daily Star. 2000-01-19. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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