Farid Uddin Ahmed

Farid Uddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.[1]

Farid Uddin Ahmed
Vice Chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Assumed office
17 August 2017
Preceded byMd Aminul Haque Bhuyan
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materMonash University, University of Dhaka
OccupationUniversity administrator, professor

Education and career

Ahmed completed his master's degree in economics degree from Monash University.[2] He had served as a professor of the department of economics and the dean of faculty of social sciences at the University of Dhaka.[1][2]

Career

Ahmed was the former president of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teacher's Association (FBUTA).[3]

On 17 August 2017, Ahmed was appointed vice chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.[1] He previously served as the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Dhaka.[4] He was reappointed on 30 June 2021.[4]

Controversies

On 16 January 2022, Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of Awami League, attacked the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology who were protesting for the removal of Sirajunnesa Chowdhury hall provost Zafrin Ahmed Liza.[5] On 17 January 2022, a group of students started a protest and he was locked at the IICT building for 3 long hours by students. Later he called police and police brought him out from the home by using force against protesters. Later students, started another phase of movement and demanded resignation from him.[6] Around 30 students were critically injured in police action.[7] The students demanded Ahmed resignation for the police attack and 24 students went on hunger strike until death on 19 January 2022.[8]

References
  1. "Farid Uddin Ahmed appointed SUST Vice-Chancellor". bdnews24.com. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. "Faculty Members List: Department of Economics". University of Dhaka. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. "Teachers protest PM's remarks". The Daily Star. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. "Farid Uddin Ahmed reappointed as SUST VC". Dhaka Tribune. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  5. "10 injured as BCL attacks SUST female students". New Age. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  6. আমরণ অনশনে শাহজালাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় শিক্ষার্থীরা. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 19 January 2022.
  7. "Police attack on SUST students condemnable". The Daily Star. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  8. "24 SUST students still on hunger strike". The Daily Star. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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