| Office | 5th Vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University
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|---|---|
| Predecessor | Amirul Islam Chowdhury |
| Successor | Abdul Bayes
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| Born | 1947/1948
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| Died | 13 December 2022 (aged 74)
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| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League
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Alauddin Ahammad (1947/1948 – 13 December 2022)[1] was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Kishoreganj-1 constituency.[2] He was a former Vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University.[3][4]
Career
Ahammad was a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation war.
In 1998, Ahammad resigned after a rape on campus led to mass protests by the students and teachers.[5][6]
Ahammad was elected to the parliament from Kishoreganj-1 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate in 1999 by-election and 2001.[7]
Ahammad had served as the education and political affairs advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2013.[8]
References
- ↑ Former VC of JU Alauddin passes away
- ↑ 12 JS committees reconstituted. The Daily Star(26 January 2000).
- ↑ {{{title}}}. আমাদের নিকলী(11 December 2017). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ {{{title}}}. Manab Zamin. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ↑ 8 out of 10 Jahangirnagar University VCs forced to resign since 1993. The Business Standard(5 November 2019). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ Will history repeat itself at Jahangirnagar University?. Dhaka Tribune(28 September 2019). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics. Vote Monitor Networks. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ Legal notice served on govt to remove PM’s advisers. The Daily Star(27 November 2013). Retrieved 13 December 2021.