Professor Dr. Prabhat Chandra Biswas has been appointed as the acting Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Bangladesh. The appointment was announced on Tuesday through a notification issued by the Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. According to the order, the BCS (Health) cadre officer has been transferred from his current position and assigned as DGHS Director General (Grade-1). The order, issued in the public interest, takes immediate effect.

Before this appointment, Dr. Biswas served as a professor in the Department of Urology at Dhaka Medical College. He has long been involved in the treatment and surgery of kidney, urinary tract, and prostate diseases, and is recognized as a specialist in urology services in the country. He holds MBBS, MPH, and MS degrees in Urology and has received special training in minimally invasive surgery.

With nearly three decades of experience in medical service and academia, Dr. Biswas is also active in professional organizations and serves as an executive committee member of the Dhaka University Alumni Association.