Sourendra Nath Chakraborty

Saurendra Nath Chakrabhartty
সৌরেন্দ্র নাথ চক্রবর্ত্তী
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Naogaon-3
In office 10 January 2024 –6 August 2024
Personal details
Born	1961 (age 62–63) Badalgachhi Upazila, Naogaon, Bangladesh
Political party	Awami League
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Rajshahi

Saurendra Nath Chakrabhartty (born 1961; also known as Sauren) is a retired Bangladeshi government official and politician from Awami League. ^{[1] [2]} He is a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Naogaon-3 constituency. ^[3] Prior to this, he had served as senior secretary in the Department of Statistics and Information Management of Ministry of Planning. ^[4]

Early life

Sourendra Nath Chakraborty was born in 1961 in Badalgachhi Upazila of Naogaon District. ^[5] His father is Brajendra Nath Chakraborty and mother is Savita Chakraborty. He received his master's degree with BA in Political Science from Rajshahi University and Sourendra Nath Chakraborty was born in 1961 in Badalgachhi Upazila of Naogaon District. His father is Brajendra Nath Chakraborty and mother is Savita Chakraborty. He received his Master's degree with BA in Political Science from Rajshahi University and LLB degree from the same university. ^[5]

Career

Chakraborty is an officer of the seventh batch (1985) of the BCS Administration cadre. He started his career on 15 February 1988 in the BCS administration cadre as Assistant Commissioner and Magistrate in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Magura. ^[5]

Before joining the post of Secretary of Statistics and Information Management Department on 30 January 2018, he served as Additional Secretary in the Local Government Department under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. He served as the National Project Director (NPD) of the Upazila Governance Project (UZGP) funded by UNDP. ^[5] He also served as Joint Secretary in Local Government Department.^{[ citation needed ]}

Before serving as Deputy Commissioner of Rangamati, he served as Director of Directorate General of Jute. He also served as Senior Assistant Secretary in the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat. He was promoted as Senior Secretary on 18 May 2020. ^[5]

Politics

On 26 November 2023, he was nominated for the Naogaon-3 seat as a parliamentary candidate of the Awami League in the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. ^{[6] [7]} He was elected Member of Parliament on 7 January 2024. ^[3]

References

1. "2024 Bangladesh Election". The Business Standard.
2. "Rajshahi division: Fight likely to be intense for 19 seats". Dhaka Tribune.
3. "নওগাঁ-৩, আসন নং: ৪৮". Somoy TV .
4. "সৌরেন্দ্র নাথ চক্রবর্ত্তী, সচিব, পরিসংখ্যান ও তথ্য ব্যবস্থাপনা বিভাগ". বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় তথ্য বাতায়ন (in Bengali). 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020.
5. "সিনিয়র সচিব হলেন সৌরেন্দ্র নাথ চক্রবর্তী". Dhaka Times 24 (in Bengali). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
6. "আসন্ন দ্বাদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনে বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ মনোনীত প্রার্থীদের তালিকা". Bangladesh Awami League (in Bengali). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
7. "প্রথমবার মনোনয়ন পেলেন ৬৫ জন". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.