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Md. Habibur Rahman (academic)
Md. Habibur Rahman is a Bangladeshi academic and a former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur. He is the former chairman of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority. Additionally, he was a professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Early life Rahman completed his bachelor's and master's in engineering and civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1982 and 1984, respectively. He completed his PhD at the University of Strathclyde in 1989. Career S. M. Nazrul Islam, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, created controversy the day he took office on August 30, 2010 as the vice-chancellor. He assigned, Kamal Ahammad, a non-statutory deputy registrar, in charge of the registrar as an additional duty. In April 2012, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Teachers Association launched agitation bringing 16 allegations against Islam and pro-v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice-chancellor
A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth countries, and List of higher education institutions in Hong Kong, some universities in Hong Kong. In Scotland, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland, the chief executive of a university is usually called a university principal, principal or (especially in the Republic of Ireland) a university president, president, with ''vice-chancellor'' being an honorific associated with this title, allowing the individual to bestow degrees in the absence of the chancellor. In Northern Ireland, a Vice-Chancellor of a university also usually has the subsidiary titles of either President or Principal; the title is Vice-Chancellor and President at The Queen's University of Belfast. The role of the VC contrasts with that of the chancellor, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka University Of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur
Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur (), commonly known as DUET, formerly BIT Dhaka, is a public engineering and technological research university in Gazipur, Bangladesh, which focuses on the study of engineering and architecture. It is one of the top PhD granting research universities of Bangladesh. The university requires diploma engineers candidates, graduated from polytechnic institutes or technical schools affiliated by the Bangladesh Technical Education Board for under-graduation enrollment. Most of the existing 16 departments under 4 faculties offer both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) programs. Apart from the faculties, there are also three institutes that offer postgraduate degrees and emphasize research. About a total of 3,500+ students are currently pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The current per year intake of undergraduate students is around 800, and graduate students in Masters and P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Zoynal Abedin
Mohammad Zoynal Abedin (born 1974) is a Bangladeshi mechanical engineer and academic. He is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur (DUET) and currently serves as its vice-chancellor. Early life and education Mohammad Zoynal Abedin was born in 1974 in Kutubdia Upazila, Cox's Bazar District. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1998 and 2004, respectively. In 2010, he completed his Ph.D. in thermo-fluid mechanics at the Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan. He also completed post-doctoral research at Yonsei University Yonsei University () is a Private university, private Christian university, Christian research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Yonsei is one of the three most prestigious universities in the country, part of a group referred to as SK ... in South Korea in 2015 and Incheo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhaka Water Supply And Sewerage Authority
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority () is a Bangladesh government agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for water and sewage disposal in Dhaka and Narayanganj. Md Shahjahan Miah is the Managing Director since May 18th 2025. History Dhaka WASA was established in 1963 as an independent agency with the responsibility to supply water and sewage disposal to Dhaka. It also became responsible of water and sewage Narayanganj in 1990. In 1996, it became an autonomous for-profit body with the passage of WASA Act. On 16 March 2019, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Estimate recommended that the government of Bangladesh split Dhaka WASA into two different bodies along North and South Dhaka. Criticism In a 2019, Transparency International Bangladesh Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is the Bangladeshi branch of the Berlin-based Transparency International, a civil society organisation dedicated to fighting against corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh University Of Engineering And Technology
The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology () commonly known by its acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School and gaining university status in 1962, it is the oldest institution for the study of engineering, architecture, and urban planning in the country. BUET is considered to be the most prestigious university in Bangladesh for science and research. A large number of BUET alumni are active in notable engineering and non-engineering roles in Bangladesh and abroad. History Dacca Survey School was established in 1876 at Nalgola, west of the current Sir Salimullah Medical College campus, in Old Dhaka by the government of Bengal under British Raj. It offered two-year engineering and survey courses toward the Sub-Overseer's examination, which certified land surveyors. According to a report on public instruction in Bengal, on 31 March 1903, Dhaka Survey School ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde () is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal charter in 1964 as the first technological university in the United Kingdom. Taking its name from the historic Kingdom of Strathclyde, its combined enrollment of 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students ranks it Scotland's third-largest university, drawn with its staff from over 100 countries. The annual income of the institution for 2023–24 was £432.5 million of which £118.6 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £278.1 million. History The university was founded in 1796 through the will of John Anderson, professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. He left the majority of his estate to create a second university in Glasgow which would focus on "Useful Learning" – specializing in practical su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Rahmatullah
Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of Adam in Islam, Adam, Noah in Islam, Noah, Abraham in Islam, Abraham, Moses in Islam, Moses, Jesus in Islam, Jesus, and other Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophets. He is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in Islam, and along with the Quran, his teachings and Sunnah, normative examples form the basis for Islamic religious belief. Muhammad was born in Mecca to the aristocratic Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father, Abdullah, the son of tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, died around the time Muhammad was born. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan. He was raised under the care of his grandfather, Abd al-Muttalib, and paternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
