Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu Explained

Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu
Native Name:শরফুদ্দিন আহমেদ ঝন্টু
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:1st Mayor of Rangpur
Term Start:28 June 2012
Term End:20 December 2017
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa
Office1:Member of Parliament
Constituency1:Rangpur-1
Parliament:Bangladesh
Term Start1:14 July 1996
Term End1:13 July 2001
Predecessor1:Karimuddin Bharsa
Successor1:Mashiur Rahaman Ranga
Birth Date: 1952
Birth Place:Rangpur, East Pakistan
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Party:Bangladesh Awami League

Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu (1952 – 25 February 2018) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member who represented Rangpur-1 constituency. He also served as the first mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation during 2012–2017.[1]

Career

Jhantu was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996.[2] He served as the Chairman of Rangpur Sadar Upazila and Rangpur Municipality. He was elected the first Mayor of Rangpur City in 2012. He again contested the 2017 mayoral election as an Awami League candidate but lost to the Jatiya Party candidate Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa.[3]

Death

Jhantu died on 25 Feb 2018 in Labaid Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: JP wins big in bastion. 2017-12-22. The Daily Star. en. 2020-03-02.
  2. Web site: Parliament Election Result of 1991, 1996, 2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics . . Vote Monitor Networks . 11 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081224220911/http://votemonitor.net/bangladesh/EADetails_1991_1996_2001.php?EA=24 . 24 December 2008.
  3. News: Ex-Rangpur city mayor Jhantu dies at age 66 . 12 October 2019 . bdnews24.com.
  4. News: Ex-mayor of Rangpur city Jhantu dies . 12 October 2019 . The Daily Star . 25 February 2018 . en.
  5. News: Rangpur city ex-mayor Jhantu passes away . 12 October 2019 . Daily Sun . en.