Farid Uddin Ahmed is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) is a Public university, public research university, research based university in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is the List of universities in Bangladesh#Public universities, 8th oldest university o ...

Education and career

Ahmed completed his master's degree in economics degree from

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. He had served as a professor of the department of economics and the dean of faculty of social sciences at the

University of Dhaka 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 ...

Career

Ahmed was the former president of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teacher's Association (FBUTA). On 17 August 2017, Ahmed was appointed vice chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. He previously served as the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Dhaka. He was reappointed on 30 June 2021.

Controversies

On 16 January 2022,

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, student wing of

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, attacked the students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology who were protesting for the removal of Sirajunnesa Chowdhury hall provost Zafrin Ahmed Liza. 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. Around 30 students were critically injured in police action. The students demanded Ahmed resignation for the police attack and 24 students went on hunger strike until death on 19 January 2022.

References

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