Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu

Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Barguna-1.

Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu
Member of Parliament
for Barguna-1
Assumed office
2008
Preceded byDelwar 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 byABM Zahidul Haq
Succeeded bySaber Hossain Chowdhury
Personal details
Political partyBangladesh Awami League

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] 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.[8] 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.[9] His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna.[10] Accused in the Murder of Rifat Sharif asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives.[11]

References
  1. "6 new ministers take oath, 2 promoted". The Daily Star. 1998-01-01. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  2. "Electoral Area Result Statistics". Amarmp. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. "Kaler Kantho editor sued for defamation". The Daily Star. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. "Shambhu does nothing without money". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Khan, Mohammad Jamil (2019-07-07). "Rifat Murder: Organised crime at the core". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  6. Khan, Mohammad Jamil; Jewel, M. Jahirul Islam (2019-09-04). "Why is Sunam not an accused?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  7. "Barguna-1 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  8. "Kaler Kantho editor sued for defamation". The Daily Star. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. "Shambhu does nothing without money". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  10. Bhattacharjee, Partha Pratim; Khan, Mohammad Jamil (2019-07-07). "Rifat Murder: Organised crime at the core". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  11. Khan, Mohammad Jamil; Jewel, M. Jahirul Islam (2019-09-04). "Why is Sunam not an accused?". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-09.


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