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Nitish Chandra Debnath

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Nitish Chandra Debnath
নীতিশ চন্দ্র দেবনাথ
Founder Principal and Dean of Chittagong Veterinary College
In office
1996–2006
In office
2010–2006
Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byAbu Saleh Mahfuzul Bari
Personal details
Nationality Bangladesh
Education
  • Bachelor's in Veterinary Medicine (1976) *Master's degree (1977) * Master's in Tropical Veterinary Medicine (1983) *Ph.D. in Animal Virology (1992)
Alma mater
  • Bangladesh Agricultural University
  • University of Edinburgh
  • University of Surrey
Occupation
  • Professor
  • Veterinary Surgeon
  • Scientific Officer
  • Technical Advisor
ProfessionVeterinarian, Academic
CommitteesCentral Executive Committee of the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh
Postdoctoral TrainingJapan (1992)

Nitish Chandra Debnath (Bengali: নীতিশ চন্দ্র দেবনাথ, Bengali pronunciation: [nitɪʃ tʃʌndrʌ dɛbnɑθ]) 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.[1] His tenure as Vice-Chancellor ended on November 6, 2010.[2] He is a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh.[3][4][5]

Education

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Debnath obtained a bachelor's in Veterinary Medicine from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1976.[6] He earned a master's degree from the same university in 1977.[6] In 1983, he also obtained a master's degree in Tropical Veterinary Medicine from the University of Edinburgh.[6] In 1992, he completed a Ph.D. in Animal Virology from the University of Surrey. In the same year, he underwent postdoctoral training in Japan.[6][7]

Career

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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.[8][4][7]

Debnath then joined the newly established Chittagong Veterinary College, which was then a government veterinary college under the Faculty of Science of the University of Chittagong. He took on the roles of Principal and Dean. In 2006, the college was transformed into a university, and he became the Vice-Chancellor of this newly established institution. He also joined as a professor in the Department of Microbiology and Public Health under the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.[4]

Debnath taught as a professor until 2018, after which he retired. Since 2011, he has been serving as a Technical Advisor on One Health and Veterinary Education for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.[9][10] He has been involved with One Health in Bangladesh since its inception and serves as the National Coordinator of One Health Bangladesh.[11][12][4][8][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ MidDayDreams. "Prof. Dr. Nitish C. Debnath | Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University". cvasu.ac.bd. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  2. ^ "উপাচার্যের দায়িত্ব শেষে অধ্যাপক পদে নীতিশ চন্দ্র". bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  3. ^ "কেন্দ্রীয় কার্যনির্বাহী কমিটি – Krishibid Institution Bangladesh". Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  4. ^ a b c d "Author – African Research Nexus". Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  5. ^ "Square Pharmaceuticals partners Boehringer Ingelheim to launch Aftovaxpur". The Daily Star. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  6. ^ a b c d "CIVME Council Members". AAVMC. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  7. ^ a b "Publications by: N.C. Debnath Also publishes as (Nitish Chandra Debnath)". researchonline.jcu.edu.au. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  8. ^ a b PREZODE. "Nitish C Debnath". prezode.org. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  9. ^ "Nitish Debnath | Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank". www.chathamhouse.org. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  10. ^ "COUNTRY EXPERIENCE: ONE HEALTH IN BANGLADESH - Interview with Dr. Nitish Chandra Debnath" (PDF). WHO. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  11. ^ "Nitish Debnath". One Health Poultry Hub. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  12. ^ "DAI's Nitish Debnath Appointed to One Health High-Level Expert Panel on Zoonotic Diseases · DAI: International Development". www.dai.com. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  13. ^ "Major Hub presence at One Health Bangladesh Conference". One Health Poultry Hub. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  14. ^ "'One Health' to be taken to the people". Prothomalo. 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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