Ramesh Chandra Sen (30 April 1940 – 7 February 2026) was a Bangladeshi politician who was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-1 constituency from 2009 to 2024, and the Minister of Water Resources from 2009 to 2014.

Early life

Sen was born at Mondaladum village at Ruhia Union in Thakurgaon District in the then Bengal Province, British India (now in Bangladesh), on 30 April 1940, to Balashoree Sen and Khitindra Mohan Sen. He passed his B.com degree from Carmichael College, Rangpur in 1963.[citation needed]

Career

Sen was elected a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Thakurgaon-1 constituency in the 7th and the 9th national parliamentary election in 1996 and 2008. He was the chairman of parliamentary standing committee on water resources ministry. He was the Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League.[citation needed]

On 16 August 2024, Sen was arrested after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government. He was sent to Dinajpur District Jail the next day.

Death

Sen became unwell at Dinajpur District Jail on the morning of 7 February 2026. He was taken to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead around 9:30 am. He was 85.