Sunil Kumar Gupta

Sunil Kumar Gupta
Member of Parliament from Barisal-5
In office
1979–1982
Preceded byAbdul Mannan Howlader
Succeeded byM. Matiur Rahman
Member of Parliament from Barisal-1
In office
1986–1990
Preceded byMosharraf Hossain Shahjahan
Succeeded byAbul 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
Born7 July 1914
Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died29 April 2009
BIRDEM, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)
Other political
affiliations
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
RelationsDr. 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

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Sunil Kumar Gupta was born on 7 July 1914 in Barisal District.

Career

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Dr Gupta made UN information member". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 12 January 2022.