Sunamganj-2 constituencyBNP, Jamaat candidates remember Suranjit Sengupta on 9th death anniv

Election candidates from BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in the Sunamganj-2 constituency on Thursday paid tributes to the area’s late Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta.

They published facebook posts in memory of the Awami League leader from the Hindu community marking his 9th death anniversary on Thursday.

They have also been regularly referring to Sengupta’s contributions in ensuring a cooperative political environment in the upazilas of Derai and Shalla.

BNP candidate and former lawmaker Md Nasir Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Shishir Manir have repeatedly highlighted Suranjit Sengupta as a "unifying figure" during their efforts to attract voters. Even after his death Sengupta commands a large supporter base in the Sunamganj-2 constituency, where he was elected a lawmaker for seven times.

Suranjit Sengupta: At a glance

Suranjit Sengupta was born on May 5 in 1945 in Derai Upazila of Sunamganj District. His father’s name is Devendra Nath Sengupta and mother’s name is Sumati Bala Sengupta.

He obtained graduation and post graduation degrees from University of Dhaka. He also received LLB degree from Central Law College. Later he started his professional career as a lawyer.

Suranjit Sengupta was involved in politics in his student life. He started his political career with leftist parties.In 1970’s National Election of Pakistan, he was elected from the Sylhet District as a candidate of the National Awami Party in the Provincial Assembly.

He was one of the members of Constitution Drafting Committee in 1972 and also served as the co-chairman of the parliamentary panel on the 15th Amendment during the Ninth National Parliament.

He joined and led the Ekota Party. He floated the Awami League in the early 1990s and was a member of the party’s advisory council.

Suranjit was elected as members of the parliament in second, third, fifth, seventh and eighth, ninth and 10th Jatiya Sangsad.

He was the prime minister’s parliamentary affairs adviser in the seventh Jatiya Sangsad. He took charge as Railway Minister in 2011 but resigned from his post due to bribery scams.

The veteran politician served as the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry.