Sunil Kumar Gupta

Bangladeshi politician

Sunil Kumar Gupta

Member of Parliament from Barisal-5
In office
1979–1982
Preceded by| Abdul Mannan Howlader
Succeeded by| M. Matiur Rahman
Member of Parliament from Barisal-1
In office
1986–1990
Preceded by| Mosharraf Hossain Shahjahan
Succeeded by| Abul Hasnat Abdullah
Minister of Fisheries and Livestock
In office
1986–1990
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
In office
1981–1982
Personal details
Born| 7 July 1914
Backergunge District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died| 29 April 2009
BIRDEM, Bangladesh
Political party| Jatiya Party (Ershad)
Other political
affiliations| Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Relations| Dr. Ashok Gupta (Son)

Sunil Kumar Gupta (7 July 1914 – 29 April 2009) was a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and a member of parliament for Barisal-1 and Barisal-5. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[1]

## Early life

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Sunil Kumar Gupta was born on 7 July 1914 in Barisal District.

## Career

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Gupta was elected a member of parliament from Barisal-5 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate in 1979 Bangladeshi general election.[2] He was elected to parliament from Barisal-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988.[3][4] He served as the cabinet minister in several ministries during Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jatiya Party rule (1979 to 1990).

## Personal life

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Sunil Gupta was married to Mrs Kamala Gupta and left behind four sons, two daughters and fourteen grandchildren. His eldest son, Mr Samir Gupta is a businessman, managing director of one of the garments factories of Bangladesh. His second son Dr. Ashok Kumar Gupta is the chairman of Bangladesh Trading Corporation- BTC Group, who is the permanent member of UN Info academy.[5]

## Death

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Sunil Kumar Gupta died on 29 April 2009.[1] On 30 April, his funeral took place at his ancestral home in Barisal.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ a b সাবেক মন্ত্রী সুনীল গুপ্তর অন্তষ্টিক্রিয়া সম্পন্ন. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
2. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. ^ "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
4. ^ "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
5. ^ "Dr Gupta made UN information member". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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