Prof Kirit Kumar Dutta has been appointed as acting chairman of Mymensingh Education Board.

He replaces incumbent chairman Prof Gazi Hasan Kamal who retired from service on Monday, said a press release.

Born on 26 September 1965, Professor Kirit Kumar Dutta passed SSC 1st Division from Pilot High School, Setabganj in 1981 and HSC from Dinajpur Government College in 1983.

In 1987, he obtained a first-class Master of Science degree in Botany from Ananda Mohan College. Subsequently, in 1992, he earned a Master of Education degree from Government Teachers Training College, Mymensingh.

Apart from academic excellence, he has shown excellence in literature and cultural activities since his early school days. He won district and national-level awards for science projects in science fairs.

Prof. Dutta began his career in the 14th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service. He joined Joypurhat Government College in 1993 as a lecturer and later served at Zaheda Safir Mohila College Jamalpur and Government Teachers Training College, Mymensingh.

The distinguished educationist actively engages with various local and international organizations. Prof. Dutta serves as the vice president of Bangladesh Scouts in the Mymensingh region and is the president of the blood donation organization, Bindu.

Prof Dutta attended an international course on science education at Griffith University, Australia. He is a certified master trainer of the Aspire to Information (A2i) project and life skills-based disaster management, information and communication technology and curriculum.

For a long time, Prof Dutta served as tutor and coordinator of B.Ed and M.Ed courses at Bangladesh Open University. He was promoted to the rank of professor in 2017.

His wife Anjana Banik is a senior teacher at Mukul Niketan High School, Mymensingh. Prof Dutta’s son Arko Somujjal Dutta worked in a multinational company in Canada after graduating from the University of Manitoba in Computer Science.