Nitish Chandra Debnath

Nitish Chandra Debnath (, ) was the first Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, a public university in Chittagong. He was a professor in the university's Department of Microbiology. His tenure as Vice-Chancellor ended on November 6, 2010. He is a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh.

Education Debnath obtained a bachelor's in Veterinary Medicine from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1976.

Career In 1979, Debnath joined the Bangladesh Livestock Service, where he served as a Veterinary Surgeon and Scientific Officer until 1986. After that, he joined the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute as a Senior Scientific Officer, where he remained until 1996. He has been involved with One Health in Bangladesh since its inception and serves as the National Coordinator of One Health Bangladesh.