Sunil Kumar Gupta

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]

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)

Early life

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

Career

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

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

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