Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu
Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu | |
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Member of Parliament for Barguna-1 | |
Assumed office 2008 | |
Preceded by | Delwar Hossain |
Deputy Minister for Food | |
In office 1 January 1998[1] – 2001 | |
Deputy Minister for Shipping | |
In office 23 June 1996 – 31 December 1997 | |
Preceded by | ABM Zahidul Haq |
Succeeded by | Saber Hossain Chowdhury |
Personal details | |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Barguna-1.
Career[]
Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1991.[2]
Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1996.[2]
Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2008.[2]
Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2014.[2]In May 2018, he sued Emdadul Haque Milon, the editor of Kaler Kantho, after the newspaper published a report on corruption by Shambhu and his son, Sunam Debnath.[3] He served as the deputy minister in an Awami League government. The Prothom Alo reported that he was involved with the theft from Test Relief and Food For Work.[4] His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna.[5] Accused in the Murder of Rifat Sharif asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives.[6]
Shambhu was re-elected in 2018 as a candidate of Awami League from Barguna-1 with 319,957 votes while his nearest rival, Matiur Rahman Talukder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, 15,344 votes.[7]
References[]
- ^ "6 new ministers take oath, 2 promoted". The Daily Star. 1998-01-01. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ^ a b c d "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Kaler Kantho editor sued for defamation". The Daily Star. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Shambhu does nothing without money". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Khan, Mohammad Jamil (2019-07-07). "Rifat Murder: Organised crime at the core". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Jamil; Jewel, M. Jahirul Islam (2019-09-04). "Why is Sunam not an accused?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Barguna-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
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