Md. Sadequl Arefin (also known as Arefin Matin) is a Bangladeshi academic. He is serving as

Vice-Chancellor A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is ...

of Barisal University (BU). Before joining BU, he served as professor of social work at the

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...

Education

Arefin obtained B.S.S. (Hons) and M.S.S. in Social Work from the

. He obtained M.Phil. from Rajshahi University’s Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS) in 1993 and Ph.D. in 2003.

Career

Arefin started his teaching career at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet. He joined the Department of Social Work, Rajshahi University in 1998. He served as assistant proctor, student advisor and senate member of

Rajshahi University The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...

. He was General Secretary of Rajshahi University Teachers’ Association and Central Secretary General of Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers’ Association. In November 2019, Sadequl Arefin was appointed as the

Barisal University University of Barishal ( bn, বরিশাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, ; also known as Barishal University or simply BU) is a public university located in Barishal, a divisional city in southern Bangladesh. It is the only ...

for the next four years.

Publications

His research focuses on the empowerment of the rural poor. He has 18 international and national research publications.

References

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