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Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee (born 1 March 1940) is a Bangladeshi academic and politician from Jessore belonging to Bangladesh Awami League. He is a former member of the Jatiya Sangsad. He is a presidium member of the central committee of Bangladesh Awami League. His brother Swapan Bhattacharjee the former state minister of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.

Biography

Bhattacharjee was born on 1 March 1940 at Parala in Manirampur of Jessore to Sudhir Bhattacharjee and Usha Rani Bhattacharjee. He completed matriculation from Khajura M. N. Mitra Multilateral High School and completed higher secondary studies from Michael Modhushudon College. He graduated from University of Rajshahi in 1961 and completed postgraduate studies from there in 1968. He was an organizer of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.

Bhattacharjee was a teacher of Mashihati High School and Gopalpur High School. He was a teacher of Keshabpur Degree College too. He was also the vice principal of Manirampur Degree College.

Bhattacharjee was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad from Jessore-7 in 1973.

References

1. আওয়ামী লীগের প্রেসিডিয়াম মেম্বার হলেন যারা. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
2. স্বপন ভট্টাচার্য প্রতিমন্ত্রী হওয়ায় আনন্দের বন্যা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
3. ^ যশোরে পীযুষ কান্তিকে ঘিরে নেতাকর্মীদের উচ্ছ্বাস. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
4. "List of 1st Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.

• Living people
• 1940 births
• 1st Jatiya Sangsad members
• People from Jessore District
• Politicians from Khulna Division
• Awami League politicians
• Bangladeshi Hindus
• Bangladeshi educators
• University of Rajshahi alumni
• People of the Bangladesh Liberation War