The education ministry on Thursday appointed new vice-chancellors to 11 public universities, including Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Islamic University, and Comilla University.
The Secondary and Higher Education Division under the education ministry however issued separate circulars regarding the removal of the previous vice-chancellors and the appointment of new ones at 12 public universities, including Begum Rokeya University.
Later, the division issued another circular stating that the the previous one regarding Begum Rokeya University had been cancelled.
Other nine universities are Barishal University, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Rangamati Science and Technology University, Pabna Science and Technology University, and Jamalpur Science and Technology University.
Among the key appointments, BUET’s civil engineering professor Eqramul Hoque has been named the new vice-chancellor of BUET, replacing professor ABM Badruzzaman.
Professor Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah, previous vice-chancellor of Islamic University, has been replaced by the university’s public administration professor AKM Motinur Rahman.
Professor MM Shariful Karim of English department at Comilla University has been named the new vice-chancellor, replacing professor Mohammad Haider Ali.
Other appointments include professor Md Mamun Or Rashid at Barishal University, professor Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan at Jamalpur Science and Technology University, professor ABM Shahidul Islam at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, professor Abul Hasnat Md Shamim at Pabna Science and Technology University, professor Zainul Abedin Siddique at Rangamati Science and Technology University, professor Mohammad Musharof Hossain at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, professor Mohammad Iqbal at Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, and professor Golam Rabbani at Noakhali Science and Technology University.
Earlier, the education ministry in March and April appointed new vice-chancellors to eight public universities, including Dhaka University, Chittagong University and Rajshahi University.
Many senior officials at 45 of the 55 public universities remained absent from their offices following the ouster of the AL regime, according to the government.
Resignations of the vice-chancellors and other senior officials began as students at different universities gave them ultimatums to do so on allegations of aiding the deposed AL regime and the police to suppress the uprising.
Later, the past interim government appointed vice-chancellors to these universities. The newly appointed vice-chancellors will replace them.
