Md. Abul Kashem

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Md. Abul Kashem is a Bangladeshi academic and the former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Textiles. [1] [2]

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Early life

Kashem completed his undergraduate at the College of Textile Technology in 1978. [3] He completed his Masters degree at a university in the United Kingdom in 1988. [3]

Career

Kashem joined the technical department of the College of Textile Technology as a lecturer. [3]

Kashem was promoted to full professor in 2007 and was appointed acting principal of the College of Textile Technology (upgraded to Bangladesh University of Textiles in 2010). [3] [4]

From 2009 to 2014, Kashem was the chairman of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board. [3] From 2011 to 2012, he was the additional director general of the Directorate of Technical Education. [5]

Kashem was the head of the department of apparel engineering at the Bangladesh University of Textiles. [3] In February 2019, he was appointed the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Textiles by President Muhammad Abdul Hamid. [3] Kashem requested students of the university who blocked roads in January 2022 demanding online exams during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh to end their protests. [6] He is one of two vice chancellors of public universities in Bangladesh without a PhD, the other is Farid Uddin Ahmed. [7]

In 2023, Dr Shah Alimuzzaman Belal was appointed vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Textiles replacing Kashem. [8] [9]

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  2. ↑ "BUTEX marks 100 years". Textile News, Apparel News, RMG News, Fashion Trends. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Professor Abul Kashem appointed as BUTEX VC". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ↑ "My whole life has been spent here working with textile education- Professor Md. Abul Kashem, Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Textiles". Textile Focus. 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  5. ↑ Focus, Textile (2019-02-20). "Professor M A Kashem New VC of BUTEX". Textile Focus. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  6. ↑ "Students demand online exams in pandemic". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  7. ↑ Rahman, Asifur; Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (2022-01-29). "HOW TO BE A VC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  8. ↑ "Short Bio of Prof. Dr. Shah Alimuzzaman Belal New Appointed VC of BUTEX-2023 - Textile Trainer". 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  9. ↑ "Prof Shah Alimuzzaman appointed new BUTEX VC". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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