Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah | |
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নাজমুল আহসান কলিম উল্লাহ | |
| 4th Vice-chancellor of the Begum Rokeya University | |
| In office 1 June 2017 –9 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. M. Nurun Nabi |
| Succeeded by | Md. Hasibur Rashid |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Professor,Educator,University Administrator,election monitor |
Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah is the former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University. [1]
Kalimullah served as a professor of the Department of Public Administration of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Dhaka. [2]
Kalimullah as chairman of the National Election Observation Council was set to observe the 2006 election,where he raised questions about the voter list. [3]
Kalimullah is the chairperson of Jatiya Nirbachon Parjabekkhon Parishad,also known as JANIPOP,an election monitoring group. [4] [5]
On 1 June 2017,Kalimullah was appointed vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University,Rangpur. [6] His term as vice chancellor was controversial,and teachers at the university campaigned for his removal. [6] [7] He was allegedly absent from campus 478 days out of 631 days. [8]
Kalimullah was awarded the rank of major by the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps. [9] He is a former editor of The Asian Age. [10]
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party opposed his appointment as an observer for the 2018 general election as they alleged he had links to a particular party and pointed out that his uncle,Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir,was a minister of the Awami League government. [4] Kalimullah generated some controversy after taking an online class at 3:20 am. [11] On 13 March 2021,a group of teachers at the university published a 790-page report on corruption by Kalimullah at a press conference. [12] The University Grants Commission,in an investigation,found irregularities against Kalimullah and called for action against him. [13] He challenged the probe in court unsuccessfully. [14] In March 2021,the local unit of Bangabandhu Parishad declared him unwanted on the university campus. [15] On 9 June 2021,Kalimullah was replaced by Md. Hasibur Rashid as vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University,Rangpur,at the end of his four-year term. [6] [16]