Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu (1952 – 25 February 2018)
[ was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former ]Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...
member who represented Rangpur-1
Rangpur-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2014 by Moshiur Rahman Ranga of the Jatiya Party (Ershad).
Boundaries
The constituency encompasses Gangachhara Upazila and wards 1 through ...
constituency. He also served as the first mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation during 2012–2017.
Career
Jhantu was elected to parliament from Rangpur-1 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1996.Rangpur City
Rangpur (, ; bn, রংপুর , Rongpur, City of Colour) is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Rangpur Division. Rangpur was declared a district headquarters on December 16, 1769, and established as a municipality in 1869, making it ...
in 2012. He again contested the 2017 mayoral election as an Awami League candidate but lost to the Jatiya Party candidate Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa
Mostafizur Rahman Mostafa is a Bangladeshi politician, and current City Mayor Of Rangpur. He was elected as mayor of the Rangpur City Corporation
Rangpur City Corporation ( bn, রংপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন - in shor ...
.
Death
Jhantu died on 25 Feb 2018 in Labaid Hospital, Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
, Bangladesh.
References
1950s births
2018 deaths
People from Rangpur District
Jatiya Party politicians
7th Jatiya Sangsad members
Year of birth missing
Place of birth missing
Mayors of Rangpur
{{JatiyaParty-politician-stub