M Abdus Sobhan (born 1953) is a former vice chancellor of
Rajshahi University
The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...
, and a professor in the university's Applied Physics and Electronic Engineering Department.
Early life
Sobhan was born in 1953 in
Natore District.
Career
Sobhan was first appointed vice chancellor in February 2009. After the term of his successor,
Muhammad Mizanuddin
Muhammad Mizanuddin is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 22nd Vice-chancellor of Rajshahi University since March 20, 2013.
Education and career
Professor Mizanuddin passed matriculation exam in 1969 and intermediate exam in 1972. He compl ...
, Sobhan was appointed to a second four-year term in May 2017. The Daily Star in a 2010 report stated that Sobhan had good relations with
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...
and supported their student organization on campus.
On 25 October 2020, Sobhan denied he corruption and nepotism charges against him at a press conference. There were allegations of irregularities over the recruitment of his son-in-law and daughter in the University of Rajshahi. The press conference followed a letter, signed by over 60 university teachers, that brought allegations against him.
Sobhan recruited 137 teachers and staff in his last day of office in May 2021 despite the Ministry of Education placing an embargo on recruitment. The confusion over the recruitment led to clashes between
Rajshahi City and Rajshahi University units of Bangladesh Chhatra League on campus.
References
1953 births
Living people
People from Natore District
Academic staff of the University of Rajshahi
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Rajshahi
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