United News of Bangladesh

Former Water Resources Minister and ex-MP of Thakurgaon-1 constituency  Ramesh Chandra Sen passed away at Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital on Saturday. He was 85. Ramesh fell sick at Dinajpur district jail on Saturday and was taken to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital  where doctors declared him dead around 9 am, said Jailer of Dinajpur Jail Farhad Sarkar. Ramesh Sen was arrested from his home in Ruhia Senpara village in Thakurgaon’s Sadar Upazila on August 16, 2024. Jailer Farhad said Ramesh was transferred from Thakurgaon Jail to Dinajpur District Jail on August 17 of the year. The body will be handed over after completing the post-mortem, he added. Ramesh  Chandra was elected MP from Thakurgaon-1 constituency in the 7th and the 9th national parliamentary elections in 1996 and 2008.