Swapan Bhattacharjee Explained

Swapan Bhattacharjee
Native Name:স্বপন ভট্টাচার্য্য
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Minister of State for Rural Development and Cooperatives Division
Primeminister:Sheikh Hasina
Term Start:20 May 2019[1]
Term End:10 January 2024
Successor:Vacant
Predecessor:Mashiur Rahaman Ranga
Office1:Member of Parliament
Constituency1:Jessore-5
Predecessor1:Khan Tipu Sultan
Term Start1:25 January 2014
Term End1:7 January 2024
Birth Date:2 February 1952
Birth Place:Jessore, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Relatives:Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee (brother)
Party:Bangladesh Awami League
Succeeded1:Mohammad Yakub Ali

Swapan Bhattacharjee (born 2 February 1952)[2] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the former Jatiya Sangsad member from Jessore-5 constituency. His brother Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee is a former member of parliament.[3]

Career

Bhattacharjee was elected to Jatiya Sangsad on 5 January 2014 from Jessore-5 as an independent candidate.[2] He defeated the incumbent Bangladesh Awami League candidate Khan Tipu Sultan by more than 20 thousand votes.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: PM tweaks cabinet . 2019-05-20 . The Daily Star . en . 2020-03-28.
  2. Web site: Constituency 89_11th_En . Bangladesh Parliament . 2020-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815161002/http://parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3895 . 2022-08-15.
  3. News: https://m.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/1573530/স্বপন-ভট্টাচার্য-প্রতিমন্ত্রী-হওয়ায়-আনন্দের-বন্যা . bn:স্বপন ভট্টাচার্য প্রতিমন্ত্রী হওয়ায় আনন্দের বন্যা . 7 January 2019 . 14 February 2020 . Prothom Alo . bn.
  4. News: Jessore women turn up big . 15 November 2018 . The Daily Star . 17 January 2014 . en.