Samanta Lal Sen

Doctor
Samanta Lal Sen
সামন্ত লাল সেন
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
In office
11 January 2024 – 5 August 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
Preceded byZahid Maleque
Succeeded byNurjahan Begum
Personal details
Born (1949-11-24) 24 November 1949 (age 75)
Sylhet District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan (now Habiganj District, Bangladesh)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materChittagong Medical College
AwardsBangla 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]

Early life

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]

Career

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]

References

  1. ^ "New Cabinet: Yeafesh Osman, Samanta Lal Sen to become technocrat ministers".
  2. ^ "Samanta Lal chief coordinator of all burn units". The Daily Star. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. ^ a b c "Dr Samanta Lal Sen to take office as health minister Sunday". Dhaka Tribune. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ "A public hospital with a difference". The Daily Star. 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ "The Saviours of Our Time". The Daily Star. 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ^ "Samanta Lal chief coordinator of all burn units". The Daily Star. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  7. ^ "Take Muktamoni abroad if necessary, PM tells doctor". The Daily Star. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  8. ^ a b "Burn institute Coordinator Prof Samanta Lal Sen now health minister". The Daily Star. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  9. ^ a b "Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Samanta Lal Sen honoured". The Daily Star. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  10. ^ "The dream to serve: Samanta Lal Sen becomes new health minister". The Business Standard. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  11. ^ "I have never been corrupt and I won't tolerate corruption, says new Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.