| Office | Deputy Minister for Food |
|---|---|
| Office | Deputy Minister for Shipping
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| Term start | 25 January 2009
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| Predecessor | Delwar Hossain
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| Born | 1948-12-14 (age 78)
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| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League
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Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu (born 14 December 1948)[1] 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.[2] He has a law degree and a M.A. degree.[2]
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.[3]
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.[3]
Shambhu contested the 2001 election from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate but lost to independent candidate Md. Delowar Hossain.[3] Shambhu had received 51,302 votes while Hossain had received 84,611 votes.[3]
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.[3]
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.[3]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.[4] 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.[5] His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna.[6] Accused in the Murder of Rifat Sharif asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna.[11] Accused in the Murder of Rifat Sharif asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives.[12]
References
- ↑ Constituency 109_11th_En. www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dhirendro Debnath Shambhu -ধীরেন্দ্র দেবনাথ শমভু Biography. Amarmp. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Electoral Area Result Statistics. Amarmp.
- ↑ Kaler Kantho editor sued for defamation. The Daily Star(8 May 2018).
- ↑ Shambhu does nothing without money.
- ↑ Rifat Murder: Organised crime at the core, Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim. The Daily Star(2019-07-07). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ Why is Sunam not an accused?, Khan, Mohammad Jamil. The Daily Star(2019-09-04). 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).
- ↑ Shambhu does nothing without money.
- ↑ Rifat Murder: Organised crime at the core, Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim. The Daily Star(2019-07-07). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ Why is Sunam not an accused?, Khan, Mohammad Jamil. The Daily Star(2019-09-04). Retrieved 2021-07-09.