Ramesh Chandra Sen

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.

Ramesh Chandra Sen
রমেশ চন্দ্র সেন
Member of Parliament for Thakurgaon-1
In office 25 January 2009 – 6 August 2024
Preceded by	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Minister of Water Resources
In office 25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded by	Hafizuddin Ahmed
Succeeded by	Anwar Hossain Manju
Personal details
Born	(1940-04-30) 30 April 1940 (age 85) Thakurgaon District, Bengal Province, British India
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Alma mater	Carmichael College
Occupation	Politician

Early life

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

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]