File phoro of Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb AFPRumours about the Bangladeshi origins of the Tripura CM are circulatingThe central government of India—upon the directives provided by their Supreme Court—will have to verify and confirm the nationality and birth place of Tripura Chief Minister (CM) Biplab Kumar Deb. As per the Supreme Court's instructions, not only Biplab Deb, but also all those who work in constitutional posts in the Tripura government, will have to get their nationality verified. Ending a long reign of Leftist rule in Tripura, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in March 2018, formed a government for the very first time in that region; which led to Biplab Deb becoming the chief minister of that state. Biplab Deb's father, Haradhan Deb, and mother, Meena Rani Deb, moved to India from Bangladesh's Kachua upazila of Chandpur, during the1971 war. According to the statement issued by the Tripura CM's Office, Biplab Deb was born in Jamjuri village, of Gomati district in Tripura, on November 25, 1971.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 14, 2019 06:00 UTC