Wakil Ahmed | |
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ওয়াকিল আহমদ | |
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh National University | |
In office 21 July 2005 –26 December 2007 | |
Preceded by | Aftab Ahmed |
Succeeded by | Syed Rashedul Hasan (in-charge) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Academic |
Awards | Ekushey Padak |
Wakil Ahmed is a Bangladeshi academic who served as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh National University from July 2005 until December 2007. He is the former president of the Bangla Academy and the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. [1] [2] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh for his research contribution. [3]
Ahmed was appointed the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh National University in July 2005. In December 2007,he was removed from the office. [4] [5]
As of 2010,Ahmed served as a supernumerary professor of the Department of Bangla at the University of Dhaka. [6]
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