Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu () (born 14 December 1948) is a

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politician and former

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member representing the Barguna-1 constituency.

Early life

Shambhu was born 14 December 1948. He has a law degree and a M.A. degree.

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. 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

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had received 28,479 votes. Shambhu contested the 2001 election from Barguna-1 as an Awami League candidate but lost to independent candidate Md. Delowar Hossain. Shambhu had received 51,302 votes while Hossain had received 84,611 votes. 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. 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. In May 2018, he sued Emdadul Haque Milon, the editor of ''

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'', after the newspaper published a report on corruption by Shambhu and his son, Sunam Debnath. He served as the deputy minister in an Awami League government. The ''

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'' reported that he was involved with the theft from Test Relief and Food For Work. His son is accused of leading a organized crime racket in Barguna. The accused in the Murder of Rifat Sharif asked why Sunam Debnath was not charged in the case as they were following his directives. 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

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, 15,344 votes. Following a confrontation between Additional Superintendent of Police Muharam Ali of Barguna District and

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activists, Shambhu supported the transfer of the police officer to Chittagong pending a departmental investigation.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shambhu, Dhirendra Debnath Living people Bangladeshi Hindus 1948 births Awami League politicians 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 7th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members 10th Jatiya Sangsad members 11th Jatiya Sangsad members Deputy ministers of shipping of Bangladesh Place of birth missing (living people) People from Barguna district