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Ramesh Chandra Sen

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Ramesh Chandra Sen
রমেশ চন্দ্র সেন
Member of Parliament
for Thakurgaon-1
In office
25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded byMirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Minister of Water Resources
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byHafizuddin Ahmed
Succeeded byAnwar Hossain Manju
Personal details
Born (1940-04-30) 30 April 1940 (age 84)
Thakurgaon District, Bengal Province, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma materCarmichael College
OccupationPolitician

Ramesh Chandra Sen (born 30 April 1940)[1] is a Bangladeshi politician who was the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-1 constituency, and a former Minister of Water Resources.

Early life

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Sen was born at Mondaladum village at Ruhia Union in Thakurgaon district, Bengal Province, British India (now Bangladesh). His mother's name was Balashoree Sen and father's name was Khitindra Mohan Sen. He passed his B.com degree from Carmichael College, Rangpur in 1963.[citation needed]

Career

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Sen was elected MP (Member of Parliament) from Thakurgaon-1 constituency in the 7th and the 9th national parliamentary election in 1996 and 2008.[2] He is the chairman of parliamentary standing committee on water resources ministry.[3] He is the Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League.[citation needed]

Sen was arrested after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Constituency 03_11th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Profile of Hon'ble Minister". Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Muhith: We're not interested in Chinese investments". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Ex-minister Ramesh Sen sent to jail in murder charges". The Business Standard. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.