Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Barguna-1 | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2009 | |
| 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 | |
| Born | 14 December 1948 |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu (born 14 December 1948)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barguna-1 constituency.
Early life
Shambhu was born 14 December 1948.[3] He has a law degree and a M.A. degree.[3]
Career
Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1991 with 44,722 votes while his nearest rival Mau. A Rashid Pir Shaheb of the Islami Oikya Jote had received 29,507 votes.[4]
Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 1996 with 54,953 while his nearest rival Mau. A Rashid Pir Shaheb of the Islami Oikya Jote had received 28,479 votes.[4]
Shambhu contested the 2001 election from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate but lost to independent candidate Md. Delowar Hossain.[4] Shambhu had received 51,302 votes while Hossain had received 84,611 votes.[4]
Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2008 with 131,368 while his nearest rival Md. Delowar Hossain had received 80,590 votes.[4]
Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2014 with 85,080 while his nearest rival Md. Delowar Hossain had received 65,179 votes.[4]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.[5] 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.[6] His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna.[7] Accused in the Murder of Rifat Sharif asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives.[8]
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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna.[12] Accused in the Murder of Rifat Sharif asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives.[13]
References
- ↑ "6 new ministers take oath, 2 promoted". The Daily Star. 1998-01-01. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- ↑ "Constituency 109_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dhirendro Debnath Shambhu -ধীরেন্দ্র দেবনাথ শমভু Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.