Suranjit Sengupta
| Suranjit Sengupta | |
|---|---|
| Native name | সুরঞ্জিৎ সেনগুপ্ত |
| Born |
5 May 1945 Anwarpur, Derai Upazila, Sunamganj, Sylhet, British India |
| Died | 5 February 2017 (aged 71) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | MA, LLB |
| Occupation | politician, lawyer |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse(s) | Jaya Sengupta |
| Children | Showmon Sengupta |
| Parents |
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Suranjit Sengupta (5 May 1945 – 5 February 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician, and resigned in 2012 as second Railway Minister of Bangladesh. He was the Member of Parliament from Sunamganj-2 constituency in the Jatiyo Sangshad and a member of the party's advisory council. He served as the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry.
Sengupta was born in Derai Upazila, Sunamganj District to Devendra Nath Sengupta and Sumati Bala Sengupta. Among four brothers and a sister, he was the youngest. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at the University of Dhaka. He earned his LLB at the Central Law College and practised law for a while.
Sengupta started his career as a lawyer. He became a member of Supreme Court Bar Council. He started his political career with leftist parties. In 1970's National Election of Pakistan, he was elected from the Sylhet District as a candidate of the National Awami Party in the Provincial Assembly. He participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 as a sub-commander of the Sector-5. In the first constituent assembly of Bangladesh, he was a vocal member of the opposition bench. In 1979, he represented the Ekota Party in the House and in 1991, the Ganatantri Party. He joined Bangladesh Awami League party in 1996, but lost the national election that year. But he made to parliament through a by-election. He represented Sunamganj-2 constituency in the next three Parliaments.
On 24 February 1996, prior to the controversial elections that month, police raided his house along with those of Amir Hossain Amu and Abdur Razzak under the Special Powers Act, but were unable to locate him.
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