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Samanta Lal Sen | |
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সামন্ত লাল সেন | |
![]() Samanta Lal Sen in 2024 | |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare | |
In office 11 January 2024 –5 August 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Zahid Maleque |
Succeeded by | Nurjahan Begum |
Personal details | |
Born | Sylhet District,East Bengal,Dominion of Pakistan (now Habiganj District,Bangladesh) | 24 November 1949
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Alma mater | Chittagong Medical College |
Awards | Bangla Academy Fellowship (2018) |
Samanta Lal Sen is a Bangladeshi physician and the former Minister of Health and Family Welfare. [1] Earlier,he was chief coordinator of the Burn Units across Bangladesh. [2]
Sen was born on 24 November 1949 in Habiganj,East Bengal,Pakistan. [3] In 1973,he completed his MBBS from Chittagong Medical College. [3] He did a diploma in Specialized Surgery in 1980 from Austria. [3]
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Sen worked under Professors Kabiruddin and Mohammad Shahidullah of the Burn and Plastic Surgery unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital before taking over the unit. [4] He was the project director of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. [5]
In February 2011,Sen was appointed the chief coordinator of all Burn Units in Bangladesh. [6]
Sen,national coordinator of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital,met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in July 2017 to seek financial support for a patient. [7]
Sen was awarded the Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2018. [8] Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh gave Sen the HRPB Award-2016. [9] Sen was the coordinator of the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. [9]
In January 2024,Sen was appointed Minister of Health and Family Welfare,replacing Zahid Maleque. [8] Sen was surprised at his appointment. [10] He spoke against corruption after taking office. [11]