Pran Gopal Datta
প্রাণ গোপাল দত্ত
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
30 September 2021[1]
Preceded byAli Ashraf
ConstituencyComilla-7
Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
In office
25 Mar 2009 – 24 Mar 2015
Preceded byMd. Nazrul Islam
Succeeded byKamrul Hasan Khan
Personal details
Born (1953-10-01) 1 October 1953
Chandina, Comilla District, East Pakistan (now in Bangladesh)
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
AwardsIndependence Day Award for medicine in 2012

Pran Gopal Datta (born 1 October 1953)[2] is a Bangladeshi physician, university administrator and politician. In September 2021, he won the candidacy of membership of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Comilla-7 constituency in a bi-election unopposed. The membership of the constituency became vacant after Ali Ashraf died in office in July 2021.[3]

Datta was awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, for his contributions to the medical field in 2012.[4][5] He is an ear, nose and throat specialist. He also served as the personal physician to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[3]

Background and education

Datta was born on 1 October 1953 in Mahichail village, Chandina, Comilla District, the second of seven brothers and sisters. He matriculated from Chandina Pilot High School in 1968 and attended Comilla Victoria College.[6] He earned his MBBS degree at Chittagong Medical College in 1976, PhD degree from Odessa State Medical University in 1983, and an MSc in audiological medicine from University of Manchester in 1993.[7]

Career

Datta regularly provides treatment to his patients at Green Life Hospital.[8] He is a Professor of Department of ENT at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.[9] He also works as an 'Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist & Head Neck surgeon' in the same organization.[10] In 2021, he was nominated by Awami League to contest by-elections for Jatiya Sangsad from Comilla-7 constituency after the death of Ali Ashraf.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr Pran Gopal takes oath as MP". BSS. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  2. ↑ Chowdhury, Moinul Hoque. "Political career won't hamper service as a doctor, says Pran Gopal Datta". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. 1 2 "Pran Gopal Datta goes to parliament as Cumilla-7 MP". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. ↑ স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি/প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. 2021-09-20.
  5. ↑ স্বাধীনতা পদকের অর্থমূল্য বাড়ছে. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  6. ↑ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তি [Eminent people]. Chandina Upazila. Archived from the original on 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  7. ↑ Ahmad, Md Sarwar (9 December 2017). "A freedom fighter and physician dedicated to the cause of humanity". The Asian Age. Bangladesh.
  8. ↑ "Pran Gopal Datta Chamber". Doctor Bangladesh. 11 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Prof Dr Pran Gopal Datta - Appointment Process [Updated 2023]". 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  10. ↑ "Prof. Dr. Pran Gopal Datta". Where's My Doctor?.
  11. ↑ "AL nominates Dr Pran Gopal Datta for Cumilla-7 constituency". The Business Standard. 2021-09-11. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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