Sudipta Dewan

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sudipta Dewan

| native_name = সুদীপ্তা দেওয়ান

| native_name_lang = bn

| office = Member of Bangladesh Parliament

| term_start = 7 March 1973

| term_end = 6 November 1976

| predecessor = Position established

| death_date = {{death date|2015|07|18|df=y}}

| party = Awami League

| nationality = Bangladeshi

}}

Sudipta Dewan (died on 18 July 2015){{cite news |title=Speaker condoles ex-MP Sudipta's death |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/8382/2015-07-22 |access-date=25 March 2021 |work=theindependentbd.com}} was a Awami League politician in Bangladesh and a Jatiya Sangsad member of women's reserved seat.

Career

Dewan was elected to parliament from women's reserved seat as an Awami League candidate in 1973.{{cite web |title="List of 1st Parliament Members" |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/images/pdf/formermp/1st.pdf |publisher=Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). |accessdate=24 March 2021}}

Death

Dewan died on 18 July 2015.

Personal life

Dewan's husband, AK Dewan, was the first mayor of Rangamati municipality. On 16 September 2019, her family members accused Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Dipen Dewan of trying to forcefully grab their family property in Rangamati.{{cite news |title=Ex MP's family brings land grabbing, extortion allegation against BNP leader |url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/ex-mp-s-family-brings-land-grabbing-extortion-allegation-against-bnp-leader-12098 |access-date=25 March 2021 |publisher=Bangladesh Post}}

References

Category:2015 deaths

Category:Awami League politicians

Category:1st Jatiya Sangsad members

Category:Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad

Category:20th-century Bangladeshi women politicians

Category:Year of birth missing

Category:Place of birth missing

Category:Place of death missing

Category:People from Rangamati District