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]
Wakil Ahmed | |
|---|---|
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 |
Career
editAhmed 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]
References
edit- ^ "Dedicate yourselves to welfare of people". The Daily Star. 17 January 1998. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Read more books, develop habit of study : PM tells Ekushey Book Fair inaugural ceremony". The Daily Star. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "NU VC removed". The Daily Star. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ভাইস-চ্যান্সেলর মহোদয়গণের তালিকা ও কার্যকাল (in Bengali). National University Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ Elita Karim (29 January 2010). "Decoding the Rhyme". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 June 2016.