A K M Siddiq, born Abul Khair Muhammad Siddiq, was an academic from

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who was the 18th Vice-Chancellor of

Dhaka University The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Early life

Siddiq was a PhD from the

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in Physics. He joined the University of Dhaka in 1950.

Career

Siddiq was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka from 21 March 1983 to 16 August 1983. Siddiq was the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka from 24 August 1981 to 22 August 1985.

Death

Siddiq died on 31 August 2018 in Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was buried in

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References

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