Nur Mohammad Mandal (social worker)

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Nur Mohammad Mandal is a Bangladeshi social worker who was awarded the Independence Award, the highest civilian state award of Bangladesh, for his contribution to population control. [1] [2]

Mandal completed his Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery in 1936 in the Bengal province of British India. [3]

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References

  1. Rahman, Syedur (27 April 2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 350. ISBN   978-0-8108-7453-4.
  2. "National Awards - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  3. The Indian Medical Register, 1960. Medical Council of India. 1965. p. 1451.