Samanta Lal Sen

Samanta Lal Sen (born 24 November 1949) is a Bangladeshi physician and the former minister of Health and Family Welfare. Earlier, he was chief coordinator of the burn units across Bangladesh.

Early life Sen was born on 24 November 1949 in Habiganj, East Bengal, Pakistan. In 1973, he completed his MBBS from Chittagong Medical College. He was the project director of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

In February 2011, Sen was appointed the chief coordinator of all burn units in Bangladesh.

Sen, national coordinator of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in July 2017 to seek financial support for a patient.

Sen was awarded the Bangla Academy Fellowship in 2018. Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh gave Sen the HRPB Award-2016. Sen was the coordinator of the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. He spoke against corruption after taking office.