Suranjit Sengupta
Suranjit Sengupta | |
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সুরঞ্জিৎ সেনগুপ্ত | |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 6 December 2011 – 18 April 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Mujibul Haque Mujib |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 2001 – 5 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nasir Uddin Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Joya Sengupta |
| Constituency | Sunamganj-2 |
| In office 1 October 1997 – 1 October 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Sharif Uddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Najmul Hasan Zahed |
| Constituency | Habiganj-2 |
| In office 27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Golam Jilani Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Mifta Uddin Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Sunamganj-2 |
| In office 7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Golam Jilani Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Sunamganj-2 |
| In office 18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982 | |
| Constituency | Sylhet-2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 July 1945 Anwarpur, Sylhet District, Assam Province, British India |
| Died | 5 February 2017 (aged 71) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Other political affiliations | Jatiya Ekata Party |
| Spouse | Joya Sengupta |
| Children | Soumen Sengupta |
| Education | MA, LLB |
| Occupation | politician, lawyer |
Suranjit Sengupta (5 May 1945 – 5 February 2017) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He resigned in 2012 as the first Railway Minister of Bangladesh. He was the member of parliament from Sunamganj-2 constituency in the Jatiya Sangsad and a member of the party's advisory council. He was the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry.