M Abdus Sobhan (born 1953) is a former vice chancellor of

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, and a professor in the university's Applied Physics and Electronic Engineering Department.

Early life

Sobhan was born in 1953 in

Natore District Natore district () is a district in Rajshahi Division located in northern Bangladesh. It borders the metropolitan city of Rajshahi and used to be a part of Rajshahi District. History Natore was the district headquarters of Rajshahi from 1769 to ...

Career

Sobhan was first appointed vice chancellor in February 2009. After the term of his successor,

Muhammad Mizanuddin Muhammad Mizanuddin (born 26 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 22nd Vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University since March 20, 2013. Early life and family Mizanuddin was born on 26 September 1953 to a Bengali Muslim famil ...

, Sobhan was appointed to a second four-year term in May 2017. The Daily Star in a 2010 report stated that Sobhan had good relations with

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh. The origin of the party can be traced back to the original faction founded by Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi in 1941. The predecessor of Jamaat which is known as Ja ...

and supported their student organization on campus. On 25 October 2020, Sobhan denied he corruption and nepotism charges against him at a press conference. There were allegations of irregularities over the recruitment of his son-in-law and daughter in the University of Rajshahi. The press conference followed a letter, signed by over 60 university teachers, that brought allegations against him. Sobhan recruited 137 teachers and staff in his last day of office in May 2021 despite the Ministry of Education placing an embargo on recruitment. The confusion over the recruitment led to clashes between

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City and Rajshahi University units of Bangladesh Chhatra League on campus.

References

1953 births Living people People from Natore District Academic staff of the University of Rajshahi Vice-chancellors of the University of Rajshahi {{bangladesh-academic-bio-stub