Pankaj Nath
{{Short description|Bangladeshi politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pankaj Nath
| native_name = পংকজ নাথ
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Pankaj Nath MP.jpg
| caption = Nath in 2024
| constituency_MP = Barisal-4
| parliament = Bangladesh
| term_start = 29 January 2014
| term_end = 6 August 2024
| predecessor = Md. Mazbauddin Farhad
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|09|25|df=y}}
| party = Independent
| otherparty = Awami League
}}
Pankaj Nath (born 25 September 1966){{Cite web |title=Constituency 122_11th_En |url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-11th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=3682 |access-date=2020-09-04 |website=Bangladesh Parliament}} is an independent politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Barisal-4 constituency.{{cite news |title=Pankaj Nath, MP |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2015/09/15/110695.php |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=The Daily Observer}}
Career
Pankaj Nath was elected to the parliament from Barisal-4 in 2014 and 2018 as a candidate of Bangladesh Awami League.{{cite web |title=Pankaj Nath History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/510/history |website=Amarmp |access-date=2 August 2018}}
In the 12th National assembly election he was elected as a Member of Parliament from Barishal-04 as an independent candidate. He owns Bihanga Paribahan, a bus transport company, which was founded in 2009.{{cite news |title=AL leaders control public transport sector |url=http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/180894/AL-leaders-control-public-transport-sector |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}} He served as the General Secretary of Awami Swechchhashebok League.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-101352 |title=Work together for welfare of country |date=13 August 2009 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2 August 2018 |language=en}}
In September 2022, he was dismissed from all party positions, including as member of the advisory council, for violating party discipline.{{Cite news |title=Pankaj Debnath removed from Awami League |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/74562w1vud |access-date=2022-09-12 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}
On 26 November 2023, Awami League announced the final list of its 298 candidates to contest the 2024 national election which did not include Nath.{{Cite news |last=Hasan |first=Rashidul |date=2023-11-26 |title=AL nomination: Many controversial lawmakers left out |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/al-nomination-many-controversial-lawmakers-left-out-3479721 |access-date=2023-11-28 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
In the 2024 general election, after not getting the Awami League nomination, Pankaj decided to participate as an independent candidate and he was elected easily because the Awami League nominated candidate was declared disqualified by the election commission because of dual citizenship.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-04 |title=Nomination of Awami League's Shammi cancelled, Pankaj's approved |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/qh0g2gsbmd |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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