Suranjit Sengupta

Suranjit Sengupta
সুরঞ্জিৎ সেনগুপ্ত
Suranjit Sengupta in 2015
Minister of Railways
In office
6 December 2011 – 18 April 2012
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byMujibul Haque Mujib
Member of Parliament
In office
1 October 2001 – 5 February 2017
Preceded byNasir Uddin Chowdhury
Succeeded byJoya Sengupta
ConstituencySunamganj-2
In office
1 October 1997 – 1 October 2001
Preceded bySharif Uddin Ahmed
Succeeded byNajmul Hasan Zahed
ConstituencyHabiganj-2
In office
27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996
Preceded byGolam Jilani Chowdhury
Succeeded byMifta Uddin Chowdhury Rumi
ConstituencySunamganj-2
In office
7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
Preceded byConstituency Created
Succeeded byGolam Jilani Chowdhury
ConstituencySunamganj-2
In office
18 February 1979 – 12 February 1982
ConstituencySylhet-2
Personal details
Born(1945-07-07)7 July 1945
Died5 February 2017(2017-02-05) (aged 71)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
PartyBangladesh Awami League
Other political
affiliations
Jatiya Ekata Party
SpouseJoya Sengupta
ChildrenSoumen Sengupta
EducationMA, LLB
Occupationpolitician, lawyer
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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.