Swadesh Chandra Samanta

Samanta was born on 31 December 1962 in Durgapur village, Burichong Upazila, Comilla District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.^[4] He received his bachelor's degree and master's degrees from Bangladesh Agricultural University.^[4] In 2015, he obtained his PhD degree from Patuakhali Science and Technology University.^[4]

Samanta started his teaching career in August 1990 by joining the then Patuakhali Agricultural College (later upgraded to Patuakhali Science and Technology University) as a lecturer.^[4] He served as the President and General Secretary of the Patuakhali Science and Technology University Teachers Association.^[5] He was involved with Bangabandhu Parishad and the Bangabandhu Education and Research Council.^[5]

Samanta, then Registrar of the Patuakhali Science and Technology University, lead negotiation with students in February 2020, who had confined Professor Dr Md Harun-Or-Rashid, Vice-Chancellor of Patuakhali Science and Technology University, and 50 faculty members inside the administrative building.^[6] The students were demanding the withdrawal of suspension orders against 15 students for Ragging.^[6][7]

Samanta was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Patuakhali Science and Technology University for the next four years on 17 May 2021 by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.^[8][9] In June 2021, he was served with a legal notice alleging the university carried out illegal recruitments in exchange for bribes.^[10] He signed a statement in support of Farid Uddin Ahmed, Vice Chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, along with 34 other vice-chancellors.^[11]