Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
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{{infobox officeholder
|name= Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu
|native_name= নাসিরউদ্দিন আহমেদ পিন্টু
|native_name_lang=bn
|office = Member of Parliament
|constituency = Dhaka-8
|term_start= 1 October 2001
|term_end= 29 October 2006
|predecessor=Haji Mohammad Salim
|successor=Rashed Khan Menon
|birth_date={{birth date|1967|09|01|df=y}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|2015|05|03|1967|09|01|df=y}}
|death_place= Rajshahi, Bangladesh
|nationality= Bangladeshi
|party= Bangladesh Nationalist Party
}}
Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu (1 September 1967 – 3 May 2015){{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/nasiruddin-pintu-dies-hospital-80273 |title=Ex-BNP MP Nasiruddin Pintu dies |date=3 May 2015 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=25 October 2018 |language=en}} was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/khaleda-way-nayapaltan-paying-tribute-pintu-80432 |title=Khaleda pays tribute to Pintu |date=4 May 2015 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=25 October 2018 |language=en}} He was a member of parliament for the Dhaka-8 constituency.{{cite news |title=BNP leader Nasiruddin Pintu dies |url=http://archive.newagebd.net/116573/bnp-leader-nasiruddin-pintu-dies/ |work=New Age |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=14 November 2016}}
Career
Pintu was the president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal in the 1990s. He was the organising secretary of the Dhaka unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He was elected to parliament from Lalbagh, Dhaka in 2001.{{cite news |title=BNP leader Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu dies of heart failure |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bnp-leader-nasir-uddin-ahmed-pintu-dies-of-heart-failure |work=bdnews24.com |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=14 November 2016}} In 2003, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government tried to withdraw a murder charge against his brother but was denied by the judge.{{Cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/01/02/d4010201033.htm |title=Over 70,000 cleared of criminal charges on political grounds |work=The Daily Star |access-date=9 August 2019}}
Pintu was sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny in 2009.{{cite news |title=Ex-BNP MP Nasiruddin Pintu dies |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/nasiruddin-pintu-dies-hospital-80273 |work=The Daily Star |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=14 November 2016}} He was accused of helping the mutineers by providing them with transport.{{cite news |title=2 politicians convicted |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/2-politicians-convicted |work=The Daily Star |date=6 November 2013 |access-date=14 November 2016}} 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.{{cite news |title=Nominations of mayor aspirants Abdul Awal Mintoo, Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu scrapped |url=http://bdnews24.com/cityelections/nominations-of-mayor-aspirants-abdul-awal-mintoo-nasir-uddin-ahmed-pintu-scrapped |work=bdnews24.com |date=1 April 2015 |access-date=14 November 2016}}
Personal life
Pintu was married to Nasima Akhtar Kalpana. She was made an executive committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 2016.{{cite news |title=Long list with many surprises |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/long-list-many-surprises-1265617 |work=The Daily Star |date=7 August 2016 |access-date=14 November 2016}}
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.{{cite news |title=BNP leader Nasiruddin Pintu dies |url=http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/65381/detained-bnp-leader-pintu-dies |work=Prothom Alo |access-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114173535/http://en.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/news/65381/detained-bnp-leader-pintu-dies |archive-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}
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Category:Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians
Category:8th Jatiya Sangsad members
Category:Place of birth missing
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