Shahid Akhtar Hossain
Shahid Akhtar Hossain is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of Eastern University.[1][2] He is a professor of Soil, Water and Environment and former pro-vice chancellor of the University of Dhaka.[3][4]
Early life[edit]
Hossain completed his PhD at the University of Queensland in Sustainable Development in 1993.[5] He completed his Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Aberdeen.[6]
Career[edit]
Hossain was appointed the pro-vice chancellor of the University of Dhaka in June 2012 alongside Professor Nasreen Ahmad under Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique.[7] This was the first time the University of Dhaka had two vice-chancellors.[7] He was the Dean of the Faculty of Biological Science.[8] He headed the investigation committee that investigated Assistant Professor Md Azharul Islam of the Department of Law for allegedly tempering grades in 2015.[9]
Hossain was appointed vice-chancellor of Eastern University on 1 November 2018.[6] He was nominated to the board of directors of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation.[5]
In March 2023, Hossain was re-vice-chancellor of Eastern University.[10]
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- ^ a b "Prof Shahid Akhtar Hossain joins as Eastern University VC". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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- ^ "Professor Dr Shahid Akhtar Hossain reappointed as Vice-Chancellor of Eastern University". The Daily Star. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2024-02-01.