A. M. M. Safiullah (17 August 1947 – 24 April 2021) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 3rd

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Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (), commonly known as AUST, is a private science and technology university in Bangladesh. It was founded by the Dhaka Ahsania Mission in 1995. Dhaka Ahsania Mission is a non-profit voluntary orga ...

and the 10th vice-chancellor of

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(BUET).

Education

Safiullah studied in East Pakistan Cadet College (later renamed to Faujderhat Cadet College). He earned his bachelor's and master's in civil engineering from

(BUET) in 1969 and 1977 respectively. He obtained his PhD degree from the

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in 1981 with a Commonwealth Scholarship.

Career

Safiullah joined BUET as a lecturer in civil engineering in 1973 and eventually became a professor in 1984. He held the position of the 10th vice-chancellor of BUET from August 2006 until August 2010. He was among the panel of experts appointed by the Government of Bangladesh for construction of Bangabandhu Bridge, and the panel of experts for construction of the Padma bridge (the largest structure to be built in Bangladesh).

Personal life and death

Safiullah died on 24 April 2021 from

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complications.

References

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