Musfiq Mannan Choudhury

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Musfiq Mannan Choudhury is a professor of Business and Information Systems at the University of Dhaka and Commissioner of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[1][2] He is the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the World University of Bangladesh.[3] He is former chief advisor of World University of Bangladesh.[4]

Early life[edit]

Choudhury's father, Abdul Mannan Choudhury, is the Vice-Chancellor of World University of Bangladesh.[1] He did his bachelor's degree in management studies and masters in Human Resource Management at the University of Dhaka in 1998 and 1999 respectively.[5] He did his PhD at Durham University in 2008 in Electronic Commerce.[5]

Career[edit]

Choudhury was a Research Fellow in Digital Marketing at the University of Southampton from 1 September 2011 to 1 March 2014.[5] He is the chief advisor of World University of Bangladesh.[6]

Choudhury was the secretary of World University of Bangladesh in 2015.[7]

In 2019, Choudhury was the acting chairman of World University of Bangladesh.[8] He oversaw the inauguration of the permanent campus of the World University of Bangladesh in Sector-17, Uttara.[8] He is the director of Center for Development and Institutional Studies at the University of Dhaka.[9]

Choudhury was appointed Commissioner of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in December 2022.[1] He oversaw the audit of TeleTalk by BTRC.[10] He ordered the blocking of bandwidth of Aamra Technologies Limited.[11] In October 2023, he gave the keynote speech on Cyber security challenges for developing nations at the Cyber Security Awareness Day 2023 at Daffodil International University.[12]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "JU freshmen to return to 'in-person' classes on February 1". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  3. ^ "WUB 20th Founding Day 2022". wub.edu.bd. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  4. ^ "World University of Bangladesh holds seminar on venture capital". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  5. ^ a b c "Dr. Musfiq Mannan Choudhury Dhaka University Profile". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  6. ^ "BULLETIN BOARD: WUB signs MoU with Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort". The Daily Star. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  7. ^ "NUB pays respect to Freedom Fighters". The Daily Star. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  8. ^ a b "WUB permanent campus inaugurated". The Daily Star. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  9. ^ "Home :: Research Center and Bureaus". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  10. ^ Rabbi, Zahidur (2023-11-21). "BTRC to audit Teletalk for the first time". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  11. ^ "BTRC blocks 80% bandwidth of aamra technologies". The Daily Star. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  12. ^ ""Cyber Security Awareness Day 2023" will be held Saturday on DIU campus". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2024-01-18.