Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa is a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( ) are the citizens and nationals of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centred on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the Bay of Bengal, eponymous bay. Bangladeshi nationality law, Bangladeshi citizenship was fo ...

politician, he was the mayor of Rangpur. He was elected as mayor of the

Rangpur City Corporation Rangpur City Corporation (; abbreviated as RpCC), is a local governing body that governs the city of Rangpur and some adjoining areas. It is responsible for managing civic services, under the Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (L ...

in 2017 city election by defeating Awami League candidate and then sitting mayor

Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu (1952 – 25 February 2018) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member who represented Rangpur-1 constituency. He also served as the first mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation during 20 ...

. He is the president of the Jatiyo Party Rangpur city unit and also a presidium member of Jatiyo Party (Ershad). Earlier, he also served as Rangpur Jatiya Party (JP) general secretary.

Early life and education

Mostafa completed his BSC from Carmichael College, Rangpur. He started his career as a school teacher.

Career

Before contesting the mayoral election in 2012 as an independent candidate he served as upazila chairman since 2009. In the 2012 mayoral election he got 78,600 votes. In 2017 2nd Rangpur city corporation election he gained ticket from party chairman H M Ershad. In the election, Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa won 160,489 votes with party polls logo 'plough' whereas his nearest rival the Awami League's Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, the outgoing mayor who ran with 'boat' logo, got 62,400 votes. In RpCC elections- 2022, he was re-elected with 146,798 votes.

Personal life

Mostafa is married to Jelly Rahman.He has two daughters named Trina Rahman and Zarin Tasnim Rahman.{{Cite web , title=RCC mayor Mostafa, wife contracted Covid-19 , url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/coronavirus/47889 , access-date=2022-01-02 , website=Daily Bangladesh , language=en

References

Mayors of Rangpur Jatiya Party politicians Politicians from Rangpur Division Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Carmichael College alumni People from Rangpur, Bangladesh