Pranab Kumar Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi

pediatrician Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

, academic and writer. He authored many books on child healthcare as well as children's fictions in Bengali. He also co-authored a text book on paediatrics. He was awarded 'Swadhinata Smarak Sommanona Padak' by

Chittagong City Corporation Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is a self-governing agency that governs the municipal areas of Chattogram and some adjoining areas of south-eastern Bangladesh. CCC government is elected by popular vote every 5 years. Administration Chattogr ...

in 2017 for his contribution in child healthcare. He regularly writes articles on children's care in popular newspapers. His six-part book on children's healthcare in Bengali (Chhotoder Chikitsha Samagra: Children's treatment omnibus) was lauded by

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and

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. He is the former professor and head of the Department of Paediatrics,

Chittagong Medical College Chittagong Medical College (CMC) is situated in the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh and is the oldest medical college in the south-eastern part of the country. It is affiliated with a tertiary level hospital where clinical students are tra ...

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

, Bangladesh.

Early life and education

Pranab was born in

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

in 1960. He passed

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

from

in 1984. He obtained FCPS in paediatrics from

Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons (BCPS) is a professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of doctors by examination. It organizes examinations for Fellowship (FCPS) a ...

in 1995. He received FRCP from

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, is an institute of physicians and surgeons in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by Peter Lowe after receiving a royal charter by James VI in 1599, as the Glasgow Faculty, it originally exist ...

Publications

Research works

Pranab published many research articles and reviews on paediatrics in reputed journals. He is also a member of editorial board of Bangladesh Journal of Child Health.

Child healthcare

Source: * ''Chhotoder chikitsha samagra: parts 1–6;'' Rup Prokashon * ''Shishu Niramoy''; Somoy Prakashan * ''Shishur Jibon'' ;

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* ''Shishur Khaoa Daoa'' (''Feeding and Nutrition of Children''; 2005); Anupam Prakashani. * ''Baby Care: Preventive child health'' ; Anupam Prakashny. * ''Tumi kivabe bhalo thakbe'' (2015) Prothoma Prokashon * ''Bacchar Dekhashona'' ; Puthiniloy * ''Shishur Oshukh bishukh O Protikar'' ; Gronthokutir * Chhotoder Swasthyo;

* ''Shishur Kon Oshukhe Ki Koroniyo'' ; Somoy Pralashan * ''Jibonbhor Nirog Shishu(Snake bite and management);'' Puthiniloy * ''Shishurog Porichoy''; Grontho Kutir * ''Shishu Samagra''; Puthiniloy * ''Shishu Nursing O Sebika''; Anupam Prakashani. * ''Ananda Ujjwal Paramayu Amonojogi Danpite Shishu''; Rup Prokashon * ''Shishur Swasthyo Kushol''; Mowla Brothers * ''Shishu Swasthyo O Chikitsha''; Mowla Brothers * ''Shishur lifestyle''; Anupam Prakashani. * ''Shishur Sohoj Daktari''; Somoy ProkashonProkashon * ''Shishur Ityadi''; Somoy Prokashon * ''Apnar Shishur Swasthyo Diary''; Somoy Prokashon * ''Sontan Chhele na Meye;'' Rup Prokashon.

Short stories

Source: * ''Chhoto prescroptioner golpo''; Mowla Brothers * ''Prescriptioner Golpo''; Rup Prokashon

Novels

Source: * ''Daktar O Debshishu'' (2014); Somoy Prakashan * ''Hummu's ashcorjo kolom'' (2017); Rup Prokashon * ''Debshishu;'' Puthiniloy

Poetry

Source: * ''Valentine priya'' (2017); Rup Prokashon. * ''Daktar Mamar Swasthyo Bachan''; Karat Prokash * ''Daktar Mamar Chhora Golpo'' ; Anupam Prakashani * ''Ishwar Shunyo Ishwar''; Rup Prokashon * ''Ma O 5 Magh Shahbagh''; Rup Prokashon

Pediatric textbook

* ''A Simple Textbook of Pediatrics'' (2003); Pranab Kumar Chowdhury, S. Hossain

Personal life

He is married to Sulekha Chowdhury. The couple has two daughters and a son.

Awards and honors

* Swadhinata Smarak Sommanona Padak 2017 by

* Honored by Chittagong Academy in 2019 for his contribution in child healthcare, literature. *

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Sahitya Puroshkar in 2019 for ''Debshishu'' * Digonto Dhara Sahitya Puroshkar-2019 for ''Debshishu''

References

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