Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu
Bangladeshi politician
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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 |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Early life
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.[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 an 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]