Arup Ratan Choudhury

Arup Ratan Choudhury
Native name অরুপ রতন চৌধুরী
Born (1952-01-23) January 23, 1952
Sylhet, East Bengal (now Bangladesh)
Alma mater Sylhet Government Pilot High School
Dhaka Medical College
London University
State University of New York
Occupation Dental Surgeon
Years active 1975 – Present
Notable work Dhaka Medical College
BIRDEM Hospital
Ibrahim Medical College
World Health Organisation
Association For the Prevention of Drug Abuse (MANAS)
Website Official website

Arup Ratan Choudhury (born 23 January 1952) is a Bangladeshi dental specialist and media personality.[1][2] He is currently the head and senior consultant at the Department of Dentistry, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM).[3]

Early life

Choudhury was born in January 23, 1952 in Sylhet. He passed S.S.C. exam from Sylhet Government Pilot High School in 1968 and H.S.C. exam from Jagannath College University in 1970. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1975 from Dhaka Dental College and Hospital under University of Dhaka. He received Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Dhaka in 2000. He received fellowship in Dental Public Health under World Health Organization Fellowship Program 1983–1984, London University, UK and Post Doctoral Research Fellow, 1992–1993 at Department of Oral Biology & Pathology, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, New York City. He became the Fellow of International College of Continuous Dental Education (FICCDE) in 2003 and Fellow of International congress on Oral Cancer (FICOOC) in 2005.

Career

  • 1986– 2001: Consultant, Department of Dentistry, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) Dhaka, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh November 15, 1988 to September 30, 1992 and October 20, 1993 to February 28, 2001.[4]
  • 2001–present: Professor, Head & Senior Consultant, BIRDEM Hospital and Ibrahim Medical College and National Medical College.
  • 1987–present: Founder President, Association For the Prevention of Drug Abuse (MANAS)[5] Government approved & supported N.G.O. Recipient of WHO Medal and Certificate.
  • 1987– Visiting Scholar-International Visitors Program (IVP) on Drug Abuse sponsored by United States Information Agency (USIS), USA.
  • 2008–present: Member, National Board of Drug Control, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.[6]
  • 1984–1987: Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, Institute of Post Graduate Medicine & Research (IPGM&R), Dhaka Bangladesh.
  • 1976–present: Programmer and Presenter on Health Education Programs National in Mass Media (News paper, Radio, Television). Speaker in Public seminars and short film maker (Main focus on Drug Abuse, Anti-smoking) or TV Serial.

Awards

  • "Tobacco or Health" from World Health Organization (WHO) (1998)
  • Atish Dipankar Gold Medal by Atish Dipankar Golshana Parishad (2000)
  • Ekushey Padak (2015)[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Arup Ratan Chowdhury to make movie again". The New Nation. Dhaka. 2016-12-13. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. ↑ "Organizing Committee Members". World Dental Conference. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Major Focus". National Award (2015). Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  4. ↑ "Surgery-Faculty". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Tobacco Control Law & Smoke-free Environment". Daily Star (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 2015-04-30. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-29. Professor Dr. Arup Ratan Choudhury, President, Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse (MANAS)
  6. ↑ "Structure of National Narcotics Control Board". Department of Narcotics Control. Archived from the original on April 21, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  7. ↑ BSS (2015-02-19). "PM hands over Ekushey Padak 2015". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
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