Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu (Bengali: ধীরেন্দ্র দেবনাথ শম্ভু) (born 14 December 1948)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barguna-1 constituency.
Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Barguna-1 | |
| In office 25 January 2009 – 7 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Delwar Hossain |
| Succeeded by | Golam Sarwar Tuku |
| 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 |
Early life
editShambhu was born 14 December 1948.[3] He has a law degree and a M.A. degree.[3]
Career
editShambhu 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] The 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]
Following a confrontation between Additional Superintendent of Police Muharam Ali of Barguna District and Bangladesh Chhatra League activists, Shambhu supported the transfer of the police officer to Chittagong pending a departmental investigation.[10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ "6 new ministers take oath, 2 promoted". The Daily Star. 1 January 1998. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Constituency 109_11th_En". www.parliament.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Dhirendro Debnath Shambhu -ধীরেন্দ্র দেবনাথ শমভু Biography". Amarmp. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "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. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Khan, Mohammad Jamil (7 July 2019). "Rifat Murder: Organised crime at the core". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Khan, Mohammad Jamil; Jewel, M. Jahirul Islam (4 September 2019). "Why is Sunam not an accused?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Barguna-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Action against 19 cops including ASP Muharram Ali recommended". Prothomalo. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ Rubel, Sirajul Islam; Saad, Muntakim (10 September 2022). "Senior cop in Ramna area: Is beating his only duty?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "ASP Muharram transferred to Chattogram, five cops withdrawn". Prothomalo. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2023.