Md. Nurul Alam

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Md. Nurul Alam is a Bangladeshi academic and Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University. [1] He is professor of physics at Jahangirnagar University. [2] He served as the Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association president for three terms. [3]

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Early life

Alam was born in 1957 in Dhamrai Upazila, Dhaka District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. [3] He did his bachelors and masters in physics at Jahangirnagar University in 1976 and 1977 respectively. [4] He did his PhD in economics in 1996 at Jahangirnagar University. [4]

Career

Alam was a research fellow from 1 December 1980 to 30 November 1981 of the Department of Physics at Jahangirnagar University. [4] On 28 April 1982, Alam became a lecturer at Jahangirnagar University. [4] He was promoted to Assistant Professor on 1 July 1986. [4] He was promoted to Associate Professor on 1 September 1992. [4] He was promoted to professor on 3 October 1997 and appointed to the academic council. [4] From 28 May 1998 to 20 November 2001, he was the Provost of Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall. [4]

Alam served as the Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association president from January 2005 to December 2005. [4] He was the Controller of Examination from 7 July 2008 to 19 July 2010. [4] From 28 July 2009 to 11 June 2010, he was the Principal of Jahangirnagar University School and College. [4] He served as the Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association president from January 2011 to December 2011. [4] From July 2011 to July 2012, he was the President of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association. [4]

Alam was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University on 14 August 2016. [3] Alam served as the Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association president from 1 March 2018 to 30 December 2018. [4]

Alam was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University in September 2022 by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid. [3] [5] He replaced Farzana Islam as Vice-Chancellor. [6] He was sent a legal notice asking him to step down due to him being overage. [7] In November 2022, Mohammad Ali Akand Mamun, a former Botany professor, lodged a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission against Alam. [8] He opened a new Cell Culture and Synthetic Biology Lab at the University. [9]

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  1. ↑ "Prof Nurul Alam made JU vice-chancellor". The Business Standard. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Jahangirnagar University gets new VC". The Daily Star. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Prof Nurul Alam made new JU VC". Dhaka Tribune . 13 September 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Jahangirnagar University". juniv.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Prof Nurul Alam made JU VC". daily-sun. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  6. ↑ "Prof Nurul Alam new vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University". The Business Standard. 2022-04-17. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  7. ↑ "JU VC Prof Nurul Alam served legal notice to step down in 24 hours". The Daily Star. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  8. ↑ "Complaint lodged against JU VC for graft". Dhaka Tribune . 6 November 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "JU unveils cell culture and synthetic biology lab". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
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