Md. Altaf Hossain was a Bangladeshi academic and former Vice-Chancellor of the

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a Public university, public Mixed-sex education, co-educational research university in Bangladesh si ...

Early life and education

Hossain was born on 1946 in

Chapai Nawabganj District Chapainawabganj (Bengali: চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) is located in the north-western part of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division, and was formerly a sub-division of Malda district. The north and west part of Chap ...

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. He completed his Phd at

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. He completed a second master's from the University of Dhaka in 1996.

Career

Hossain joined the University of Rajshahi in 1976 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology. Hossain was the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rajshahi from 27 August 1994 to 7 October 1996. Hossain was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rajshahi on 5 June 2005. On 16 May 2008, Hossain was removed from the post of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rajshahi by the government of Bangladesh after an investigation of the by the University Grants Commission in the recruitment of 545 academics and staff personnel during the

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government term. The Commission investigation had found evidence of financial irregularities. During his tenure he held no senate meetings at the university and following his removal students and staff at the university called for further investigation on the corruption allegations. Hossain had appeared at a hearing of the University Grants Commission. He continued working at the Department of Zoology till 2010. During his career he supervised 32 Phd students.

Death

Hossain died on 5 November 2020 at Uposhahor,

Rajshahi Rajshahi ( bn, রাজশাহী, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major urban, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi District ...

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References

1946 births 2020 deaths Academic staff of the University of Rajshahi Vice-Chancellors of the University of Rajshahi People from Chapai Nawabganj district Andhra University alumni University of Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi zoologists {{bangladesh-academic-bio-stub