Rangalal Sen Explained

Rangalal Sen
Birth Date:24 September 1933
Birth Place:Moulvibazar, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Chittagong, Bangladesh
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka
University of Sussex

Rangalal Sen (24 September 193310 February 2014) was a Bangladesh academician and writer. In 2011, he was inducted as the National Professor of Bangladesh.[1]

Early life

Sen was born into a Bengali Hindu family in the village of Troilokkhobijoy, Kamalpur in South Sylhet.[2]

Education

Sen completed his bachelor's and master's from the Department of Sociology at the University of Dhaka in 1962 and 1963 respectively. He then earned his PhD from Sussex University in England in 1977.[1]

Career

In 1967 Sen joined Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology as a lecturer.[3] A year later, he joined the Department of Sociology of the University of Dhaka.[3] He retired from the faculty position in 1993.[1]

Sen had written a total of 23 books in English and Bengali.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rangalal Sen passes away. February 10, 2014. February 3, 2016. bdnews24.com. 9 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170209230556/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/02/10/rangalal-sen-passes-away. dead.
  2. News: bn:সমাজবিজ্ঞানী রঙ্গলাল সেন আর নেই সিপিবির শোক . Sociologist Rangalal Sen is no more, CPB mourns . http://www.weeklyekota.net/storydetail/?id=3302 . weeklyekota.net . bn . https://archive.today/20140224184544/http://www.weeklyekota.net/storydetail/?id=3302 . 24 February 2014.
  3. News: Prof Rangalal Sen no more. February 11, 2014. February 3, 2016. The Daily Star.