The ENT and Head-Neck Cancer Foundation of Bangladesh was founded by Late Prof. Dr. Mohammed Alauddin, one of the country’s most distinguished specialists in otolaryngology and head & neck surgery. Driven by a conviction that specialist cancer care should be accessible to all Bangladeshis, he channelled decades of clinical excellence and international standing into building a centre of excellence in Dhaka.

Prof. Dr. Alauddin was a distinguished member of more than ten professional specialty societies. He served as a Member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS), Secretary General of the SAARC Otolaryngologist Association, and President of the Society of Otolaryngologists and Head Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh.

A prolific academic, he authored over thirty-five peer-reviewed scientific publications and was the recipient of two prestigious oration awards — one conferred by the Indian Society of Paediatric Otolaryngology and another by the Association of Otolaryngologists of India. He was also honoured to deliver the Grewal Memorial Oration at the AOI India conference in Kolkata.

Prof. Dr. Alauddin served on the editorial boards of several internationally recognised professional journals and held the position of Chairman of the editorial board of the Bangladesh Medical Journal. A committed educator, he delivered numerous postgraduate training courses and served as an examiner for leading academic institutions including Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons, Dhaka University, and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. He was additionally appointed Chairman of the Faculty of Otolaryngology at Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons, Mohakhali, Dhaka.

Prof. Dr. Alauddin was a regular and active participant at major ENT conferences and professional gatherings worldwide. His international engagements included:

• Asia Oceania ENT Congress — Hong Kong 1991, Philippines 1995
• IFOS World Congress — Istanbul, Turkey 1993
• Saudi Arabian ENT Association Meeting — Riyadh 1994
• IFOS World Congress — Sydney, Australia 1998
• IFOS World Congress — Rome, Italy 2005
• SAARC ENT Meeting — Kathmandu, Lahore, Colombo
• British ENT Association Meeting — Birmingham, Dublin, Bristol
• Centenary Meeting of the American ORL Association — Washington 1997
• Indian ENT Association Meeting — New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Gauhati, Agra
• Royal Society of Medicine Annual Meetings — United Kingdom (attended regularly throughout his career)