Farzana Islam | |
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Vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University | |
In office 2 March 2014 –2 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | M. Anwar Hossain |
Succeeded by | Md Nurul Alam [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 (age 64–65) Bhedarganj Upazila,Shariatpur District,East Pakistan,Pakistan |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Education | Ph.D. (anthropology) |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Academic |
Awards | Anannya Top Ten Awards (2014) |
Farzana Islam (born 1957) is a Bangladeshi academic. She is a former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University during 2014-2022. [2] In 2014,she became the first female vice-chancellor of a public university in Bangladesh. [3] She allegedly accused of different irregularities and corruption by both Students and Teachers. They also published a book. The 224-page book features reports on different irregularities and corruptions published in different newspapers. [4]
Islam completed her master's degree in sociology from the University of Dhaka in 1980. She then joined Chittagong University as a lecturer of the Department of Sociology in 1982. In 1986,she joined the Department of Anthropology of Jahangirnagar University. She earned her Ph.D. degree from the University of Sussex in 2001. [3]
In March 2014,President of Bangladesh,Abdul Hamid,appointed Islam as the vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University. [5]
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