Sunil Kumar Gupta

Sunil Kumar Gupta 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.

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. He was elected to parliament from Barisal-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986 and 1988. He served as the cabinet minister in several ministries during Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jatiya Party rule.

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.

Death

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