Mohammad Rafiqul Alam

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Professor Dr.
Mohammad Rafiqul Alam
মোহাম্মদ রফিকুল আলম
Mohammad Rafiqul Alam in 2023
Vice-chancellor
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
Assumed office
27 April 2016
Preceded byMd. Jahangir Alam
Personal details
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958 (age 66)
Chittagong District, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now Maryamnagar, Rangunia, Bangladesh)
Parents
  • Abdul Hossain (father)
  • Khairunnesa (mother)
Alma materChittagong Engineering College
OccupationProfessor, University administrator

Mohammad Rafiqul Alam is a Bangladeshi academic and Vice-Chancellor of the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology.[1][2] He is the President of the Association of Universities of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bishwabidyalaya Parishad).[3]

Early life[edit]

Alam was born in 1958 in Rangunia Upazila, Chittagong District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[4][5] His father was Abdul Hossian and his mother was Khairunessa.[5] He did his bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the Chittagong Engineering College (now Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology) in 1979.[6] He did his master's degree in engineering and his PhD.[4]

Career[edit]

Alam joined the Chittagong Engineering College in 1982 as a lecturer.[6] He was promoted to assistant professor in 1986.[5]

Alam served as the dean of the department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering.[6] He is the President of the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology Library Committee.[7] Alam was promoted to associate professor in 2007.[5]

In March 2013, Alam was appointed the pro-vice chancellor of the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology.[8] He was the first pro-vice chancellor of the university since it was founded in 2003.[8]

On 27 April 2016, Alam was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology.[4] He was reappointed Vice-Chancellor of the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology in August 2020.[4] He is the President of the Association of Universities of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bishwabidyalaya Parishad), grouping of vice-chancellors of vice-chancellors of public universities in Bangladesh.[6][9]

Alam voiced support for the re-election of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at an event of the Bangladesh Chhatra League at the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology in October 2023.[10] He said Islam was the "perfect way of life" at an event marking the birth of the Islamic prophet Mohammad at the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CUET Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Rafiqul Alam greets Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud with a bouquet at the entrance of the university on Tuesday". daily-sun. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ "CUET to be taken to new level of international standard: VC". daily-sun. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ "University admission uncertain for HSC 2020 batch". The Business Standard. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ a b c d "CUET VC Rafiqul Alam reappointed". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  5. ^ a b c d Guardian, The. "Prof Rafiqul Alam appointed acting VC of CUET | The Guardian". Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  6. ^ a b c d "BAETE - Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education, Bangladesh". www.baetebangladesh.org. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  7. ^ "Message from the VC and president, Library Committee". 103.99.128.14. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  8. ^ a b "Rafiqul Alam new Pro-VC of Cuet". The Daily Star. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  9. ^ Alamgir, Mohiuddin (2021-05-04). "UGC mulls online exams for public universities". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  10. ^ "Want to reelect Hasina through ballot: Cuet VC at BCL meeting". The Daily Star. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  11. ^ "Islam is a perfect way of life: CUET VC". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-01-26.