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Pran Gopal Datta

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Pran Gopal Datta
প্রাণ গোপাল দত্ত
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament
for Comilla-7
In office
30 September 2021[1] – 6 August 2024
Preceded byAli Ashraf
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 (age 71)
Chandina, Comilla District, East Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Alma mater
AwardsIndependence Day Award

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

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

Background and education

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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] Datta has worked with and received training under renowned ENT specialists from all over the world including Hans-Peter Zenner of the University of Tübingen. Datta also worked closely with Prof. Armin Löwe of Heidelberg University for the establishment of Bangladesh's first diagnostic clinic for hearing-impaired children.

Career

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Datta regularly provides treatment to his patients at Green Life Hospital.[8] He is a professor in the Department of ENT at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.[9] He also works as an 'Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist & Head Neck surgeon' in the same organization.[10] Datta has conducted research on throat cancer, immunity, developmental disabilities, and autism.[11]

Pran Gopal Datta is a regular lecturer for institutions like the National Defence College (Bangladesh), the Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management, the Judicial Administration Training Institute, the Bangladesh Police Academy, and the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development.[7]

In 2021, he was nominated by the Awami League to contest by-elections for Jatiya Sangsad from Comilla-7 constituency after the death of Ali Ashraf.[12] He was declared the winner of the Cumilla-7 constituency in 2024, but the election was marred by incidents of violence,[13] ballot-stuffing, vote theft,[14] and allegations of electoral irregularities.

On August 5, 2024, the Awami League government fell amid widespread political unrest and protests after the state sanctioned killings of protesters nationwide. He has been charged for murder on three separate counts,[15][16] one of which during the July Revolution, regarding the killing of protestors where he was charged with Sheikh Hasina.[17]

In 2025, Dr. Pran Gopal Datta was mentioned in a Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) report regarding financial transactions linked to the Shuchona Foundation, a non-profit founded by Saima Wazed, daughter of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The foundation received significant donations from major Bangladeshi conglomerates, including S Alam Group, Beximco, and PK Halder, an individual accused of financial embezzlement.[18]

According to the report, Dr. Datta made financial contributions to the foundation. However, in November 2024, the BFIU ordered banks to freeze the foundation’s accounts due to suspicious transactions. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) later reported that they could not find the foundation at its registered address in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area.

His daughter, Anindita Dutta, was harassed at work and confined to her office at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University before being rescued by Bangladesh Army. Protesters claim that they refuse to work with someone who has multiple cases of corruption filed against her and who only has their job due to nepotism. [19]

Bibliography

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Books

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Pran Gopal Datta has authored numerous books on topics ranging from the Bangladesh Liberation War, to juvenile delinquency. These include:

  • Pran Gopal Datta, যুবসমাজ ও মূল্যবোধ 1st edition, 2021. 80 pages
  • Pran Gopal Datta, পদোন্নতির সাতকাহন 1st edition, 2019. 86 pages
  • Pran Gopal Datta, অবিচল সতর্কতা: স্বাধীনতার মূল লক্ষ্য 1st edition, 2019. 112 pages
  • Pran Gopal Datta, হৃদয় আমার 1st edition, 2017. 175 pages
  • Pran Gopal Datta, আমার যত কথা 1st edition, 2015. 136 pages, ISBN 9-849-13637-5.

References

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  1. ^ "Dr Pran Gopal takes oath as MP". BSS. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ Chowdhury, Moinul Hoque (20 September 2021). "Political career won't hamper service as a doctor, says Pran Gopal Datta". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Pran Gopal Datta goes to parliament as Cumilla-7 MP". bdnews24.com. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি/প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ স্বাধীনতা পদকের অর্থমূল্য বাড়ছে. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. ^ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তি [Eminent people]. Chandina Upazila. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b 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]". 12 February 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Prof. Dr. Pran Gopal Datta". Where's My Doctor?. 9 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Pran Gopal Datta's Research Works". Research Gate.
  12. ^ "AL nominates Dr Pran Gopal Datta for Cumilla-7 constituency". The Business Standard. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  13. ^ "9 injured as supporters of Cumilla-7 AL, Independent candidates lock horns". The Business Standard. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  14. ^ "As videos of already stamped ballots in Cumilla go viral, numbers of votes cancelled". The Business Standard. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  15. ^ "সাবেক এমপি প্রাণ গোপালের বিরুদ্ধে ঢাকায় হত্যা মামলা". www.comillarkagoj.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  16. ^ সংবাদদাতা (1 September 2024). "কুমিল্লায় প্রাণ গোপাল দত্তের বিরুদ্ধে ছাত্রলীগ নেতার মামলা". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  17. ^ প্রতিনিধি, চান্দিনা (কুমিল্লা). "শেখ হাসিনা-ডিবি হারুনসহ তিনশ জনের নামে হত্যা মামলা | কালবেলা". কালবেলা | বাংলা নিউজ পেপার (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Shuchona Foundation received multi-crore donations from S Alam, Beximco, PK Halder". The Business Standard. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  19. ^ "Ex-VC Pran Gopal's daughter Anindita confined at BSMMU, rescued by Army". The Business Standard. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
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