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|name = Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu<br />
|constituency_MP = [[Barguna-1]]<br />
|term_start = 25 January 2009 <br />
|predecessor = [[Delwar Hossain (Barguna politician)|Delwar Hossain]]<br />
|office1 = Deputy Minister for Food<br />
|term_start1 = 1 January 1998<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/6-new-ministers-take-oath-2-promoted|title=6 new ministers take oath, 2 promoted|date=1998-01-01|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref><br />
|term_end1 = 2001<br />
|office2 = Deputy Minister for Shipping<br />
|term_start2 = 23 June 1996<br />
|term_end2 = 31 December 1997<br />
|predecessor2 = [[ABM Zahidul Haq]]<br />
|successor2 = [[Saber Hossain Chowdhury]]<br />
|party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|14|df=y}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu''' (born 14 December 1948)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constituency 109_11th_En |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3670 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=www.parliament.gov.bd}}</ref> is a [[Bangladesh Awami League]] politician and the incumbent [[Jatiya Sangsad]] member representing the [[Barguna-1]] constituency.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Shambhu was born 14 December 1948.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Dhirendro Debnath Shambhu -ধীরেন্দ্র দেবনাথ শমভু Biography |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/384/biography |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Amarmp |language=en}}</ref> He has a law degree and a M.A. degree.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
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.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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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.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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Shambhu contested the 2001 election from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate but lost to independent candidate [[Delwar Hossain (Barguna politician)|Md. Delowar Hossain]].<ref name=":0" /> Shambhu had received 51,302 votes while Hossain had received 84,611 votes.<ref name=":0" /> <br />
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Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2008 with 131,368 while his nearest rival [[Delwar Hossain (Barguna politician)|Md. Delowar Hossain]] had received 80,590 votes.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Electoral Area Result Statistics |url=https://amarmp.com/election/result/electoral?seat_id=143&year= |website=Amarmp |accessdate=12 November 2022}}</ref><br />
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Shambhu was elected to parliament from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2014 with 85,080 while his nearest rival [[Delwar Hossain (Barguna politician)|Md. Delowar Hossain]] had received 65,179 votes.<ref name=":0" />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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kaler Kantho editor sued for defamation |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/kaler-kantho-editor-sued-defamation-1573195 |accessdate=12 November 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=8 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shambhu does nothing without money |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/184092/Shambhu-does-nothing-without-money |work=Prothom Alo |accessdate=12 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhattacharjee|first=Partha Pratim|last2=Khan|first2=Mohammad Jamil|date=2019-07-07|title=Rifat Murder: Organised crime at the core|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/rifat-murder-organised-crime-the-core-1767739|access-date=2021-07-09|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Accused in the [[Murder of Rifat Sharif]] asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Mohammad Jamil|last2=Jewel|first2=M. Jahirul Islam|date=2019-09-04|title=Why is Sunam not an accused?|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/rifat-murder-case-why-sunam-debnath-not-accused-1795087|access-date=2021-07-09|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-25|title=Barguna-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangladesh-national-election-2018/seats?s=Barguna-1&d=barishal|access-date=2021-07-08|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kaler Kantho editor sued for defamation |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/kaler-kantho-editor-sued-defamation-1573195 |accessdate=12 November 2018 |work=The Daily Star |date=8 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shambhu does nothing without money |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/184092/Shambhu-does-nothing-without-money |work=Prothom Alo |accessdate=12 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref> His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhattacharjee|first=Partha Pratim|last2=Khan|first2=Mohammad Jamil|date=2019-07-07|title=Rifat Murder: Organised crime at the core|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/news/rifat-murder-organised-crime-the-core-1767739|access-date=2021-07-09|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> Accused in the [[Murder of Rifat Sharif]] asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Mohammad Jamil|last2=Jewel|first2=M. Jahirul Islam|date=2019-09-04|title=Why is Sunam not an accused?|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/rifat-murder-case-why-sunam-debnath-not-accused-1795087|access-date=2021-07-09|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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