Upendra Lal Chakma (Bengali: উপেন্দ্র লাল চাকমা) (c. 1925 – 18 July 2005) was a Bangladeshi politician from Khagrachhari belonging to Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD. He was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He was an adviser to the President of Bangladesh too.[1]

Upendra Lal Chakma
উপেন্দ্র লাল চাকমা
𑄅𑄛𑄬𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄳𑄢𑄧 𑄣𑄣𑄴 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟
Member of Parliament
for Chittagong Hill Tracts-1
In office
2 April 1979 – 24 March 1982
Preceded byManabendra Narayan Larma
Succeeded byConstituency Dissolved
Personal details
Bornc. 1925
Died18 July 2005 (aged 80)
Political partyJatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD

Biography

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Chakma was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Chittagong Hill Tracts-1 in 1979 as a Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD candidate.[2][3] He also served as an adviser to the President of Bangladesh.[citation needed]

Chakma died of cardiac arrest at Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital on 18 July 2005 at the age of 80.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Upendra Lal Chakma passes away". The Daily Star. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "List of 2nd Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "সরব আওয়ামী লীগ-বিএনপি কোণঠাসা আঞ্চলিক দল". Samakal (in Bengali). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2020.