Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader

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Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader is a Bangladeshi academic and the Vice Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Howlader was born in 1957 in Mollikerber, Rampal Upazila, Bagerhat District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [3] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 as a child soldier at the age of 13. [3] He served in sector 9 under Major Ziauddin Ahmed. [3]

Howlader finished his SSC from Fulhata High School and his HSC from Govt. Sundarban Adarsha College, Khulna in 1973 and 1975, respectively. [3] He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1979 from Bangladesh Agricultural University. [3] He completed his master's degree from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1980. [3] He completed his PhD at the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1983. [3]

Career

In 2000, Howlader was the Chairman of the Department of Physiology. [3] He became a full professor at Sylhet Agricultural University in 2003. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries for 4.5 years. [3] He served as the director of the Teaching Veterinary Hospital. [3] He was a member of the syndicate board. [3] He is the founder of Gonotantrik Sikkhok Parishad, the pro-Awami League teachers association. [3]

From 16 March 2015 to December 2018, Howlader served as the Director of Student Counseling and Guidance of Sylhet Agricultural University. [3]

In April 2022, teachers at Sylhet Agricultural University protested against Howlader for allegedly "misbehaving" with two of their colleagues. [4] He is under investigation by the University Grants Commission. [5]

Howladar was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University on 24 September 2018 and officially took over as the Vice-Chancellor of the University on September 28. [6] [7]

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