Newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Cox’s Bazar International University (CBIU), Professor Dr Moktar Ahmed, formally began his duties on Friday, receiving a welcome at the campus from the university’s founder and chairman, Lion Mohammad Mujibur Rahman, and other officials.
The vice-chancellor arrived at the campus around noon on October 16 and went to his office to begin regular administrative work. The university’s vice-chairman, Mahbuba Sultana Shiuli, along with teachers and officials, welcomed him with flowers.
Dr Ahmed thanked the university authorities, teachers, and staff for welcoming him on his first working day.
He is the son of the late Alhaj Petan Ali Soudagar and comes from Haji Para in Rumkha Morichya, Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar. He is a retired professor and former chairman of the Department of Botany at the University of Chittagong.
The President, who is also the university’s chancellor, approved his appointment as vice-chancellor of CBIU on October 13. His appointment places a local academic at the head of the district’s only university.
Dr. Ahmed has extensive teaching and administrative experience. From February 1982 to October 1992, he served as curator at the Botanical Garden of the University of Chittagong’s Department of Botany.
He subsequently worked in the department as an assistant professor, associate professor, and professor. He served as a professor from January 2004 to October 2023.
During his career, he also held several administrative positions at the University of Chittagong, including provost of Sir AF Rahman Hall, chairman of the Department of Botany, acting professor in charge of the Botanical Garden, and executive director of the Chittagong University Rural Development Project (CURDP).
University stakeholders expressed hope that his extensive experience in teaching, research, and administration would improve academic standards, strengthen administrative efficiency, and support the institution’s overall development.
His formal joining marks the beginning of his tenure as vice-chancellor. The university community expects his academic and administrative background to contribute to the institution’s future progress.
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