Binoy Kumar Dewan

Bangladeshi politician (1925–2021)

Binoy Kumar Dewan (9 March 1925 – 21 July 2021)^[1] was a Bangladeshi politician from Rangamati belonging to Jatiya Party. He was a former member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He was a state minister of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives too. He was also appointed an advisor of the President of Bangladesh.

Biography

Dewan was born on 9 March 1925 in Rangamati.^[2] His father Kamini Mohan Dewan was elected as a member of the East Bengal Legislative Assembly in 1954.^[3]

Dewan was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Rangamati in 1986.^[4] Later, he served as state minister of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives from 25 May 1986 to 26 March 1988.^[5] He was appointed an advisor of the President of Bangladesh in 1987.^[2] He was also elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Rangamati in 1988.^[6]

Binoy Kumar Dewan died on 21 July 2021 in Patharghata, Rangamati.^[1]

References

1. সাবেক মন্ত্রী বিনয় কুমার দেওয়ানের পরলোকগমন [Ex-minister Binoy Kumar Dewan's demise]. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
2. "বিখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব". www.rangamati.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
3. বিখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Famous personalitiy]. Rangamati Hill District (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
4. "List of 3rd Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
5. "মাননীয় প্রতিমন্ত্রীগণের কার্যকাল". Bangladesh Rural Development Board (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
6. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2014.