Basanta Kumar Das (; ) was a member of the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of

East Pakistan East Pakistan was the eastern province of Pakistan between 1955 and 1971, restructured and renamed from the province of East Bengal and covering the territory of the modern country of Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India and Burma, wit ...

Early life

Das was born into a

Bengali Hindu Bengali Hindus () are adherents of Hinduism who ethnically, linguistically and genealogically identify as Bengalis. They make up the majority in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Assam's Barak Valley ...

family in

Sylhet Sylhet (; ) is a Metropolis, metropolitan city in the north eastern region of Bangladesh. It serves as the administrative center for both the Sylhet District and the Sylhet Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Surma River and, as o ...

, Assam Province, British Raj. His home was in Chalibandar in Sylhet town.

Career

Das was a member of the 2nd National Assembly of Pakistan. He served as the leader of the opposition in the

East Bengal East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...

Assembly.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Basanta Kumar Pakistani MNAs 1955–1958 Possibly living people Politicians from East Pakistan Bengali Hindus Pakistani Hindus People from Sylhet Politicians from Sylhet Division Assam MLAs 1937–1946 Assam MLAs 1946–1952 East Bengal MLAs 1947–1954 Bangladesh National Congress politicians Leaders of the opposition in the Provincial Assembly of East Pakistan