Sunil Kumar Gupta
Sunil Kumar Gupta | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament from Barisal-5 | |
| In office 1979–1982 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Mannan Howlader |
| Succeeded by | M. Matiur Rahman |
| Member of Parliament from Barisal-1 | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan |
| Succeeded by | Abul Hasnat Abdullah |
| Minister of Fisheries and Livestock | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources | |
| In office 1981–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1914 Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 29 April 2009 BIRDEM, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Relations | Dr. Ashok Gupta (Son) |
Sunil Kumar Gupta (7 July 1914 – 29 April 2009) was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a member of parliament for Barisal-1 and Barisal-5. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[1]
Early life
[edit]Sunil Kumar Gupta was born on 7 July 1914 in Barisal District.
Career
[edit]Gupta was elected a member of parliament from Barisal-5 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979 Bangladeshi general election.[2] He was elected to parliament from Barisal-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[3][4] He served as the cabinet minister in several ministries during Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jatiya Party rule (1979 to 1990).
Personal life
[edit]Sunil Gupta was married to Mrs Kamala Gupta and left behind four sons, two daughters and fourteen grandchildren. His eldest son, Mr Samir Gupta is a businessman, managing director of one of the garments factories of Bangladesh. His second son Dr. Ashok Kumar Gupta is the chairman of Bangladesh Trading Corporation- BTC Group, who is the permanent member of UN Info academy.[5]
Death
[edit]Sunil Kumar Gupta died on 29 April 2009.[1] On 30 April, his funeral took place at his ancestral home in Barisal.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b সাবেক মন্ত্রী সুনীল গুপ্তর অন্তষ্টিক্রিয়া সম্পন্ন. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Dr Gupta made UN information member". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 12 January 2022.