Former BNP lawmaker Nadim Mostafa passes away

Former lawmaker and executive committee member of BNP Nadim Mostafa has died at a city hospital. He was 58, reports UNB.

Nadim breathed his last around 11 am on Sunday at United Hospital, said BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan.

He suffered a heart attack in the morning and was immediately taken to United Hospital for treatment.

The BNP leader is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death.

Upon hearing the news of Nadim's demise, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited the hospital and spoke with the bereaved family members.

Nadim, a close associate of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, was elected MP from the Rajshahi-4 constituency as a BNP candidate in 1996 and 2001.

He previously served as the BNP's Special Secretary and General Secretary of the party's Rajshahi city and district units.