Md. Abul Kashem is a Bangladeshi academic and the former vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Textiles.[1][2]

Early life

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Kashem completed his undergraduate degree at the College of Textile Technology in 1978.[3] He completed his master's degree at a university in the United Kingdom in 1988.[3]

Career

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Kashem joined the technical department of the College of Textile Technology as a lecturer.[3]

Kashem was promoted to full professor in 2007 and was appointed acting principal of the College of Textile Technology (upgraded to Bangladesh University of Textiles in 2010).[3][4]

From 2009 to 2014, Kashem was the chairman of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board.[3] From 2011 to 2012, he was the additional director general of the Directorate of Technical Education.[5]

Kashem was the head of the department of apparel engineering at the Bangladesh University of Textiles.[3] In February 2019, he was appointed the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Textiles by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.[3] Kashem requested students of the university who blocked roads in January 2022 demanding online exams during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh to end their protests.[6] He is one of two vice chancellors of public universities in Bangladesh without a PhD, the other is Farid Uddin Ahmed.[7]

In 2023, Shah Alimuzzaman Belal was appointed vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Textiles replacing Kashem.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "More practical steps are prerequisite closing the industry-academia gap". Textile News, Apparel News, RMG News, Fashion Trends. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ "BUTEX marks 100 years". Textile News, Apparel News, RMG News, Fashion Trends. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Professor Abul Kashem appointed as BUTEX VC". New Age. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  4. ^ "My whole life has been spent here working with textile education- Professor Md. Abul Kashem, Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Textiles". Textile Focus. 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  5. ^ Focus, Textile (2019-02-20). "Professor M A Kashem New VC of BUTEX". Textile Focus. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  6. ^ "Students demand online exams in pandemic". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  7. ^ Rahman, Asifur; Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (2022-01-29). "How to be a VC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  8. ^ "Short Bio of Prof. Dr. Shah Alimuzzaman Belal New Appointed VC of BUTEX-2023 - Textile Trainer". 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  9. ^ "Prof Shah Alimuzzaman appointed new BUTEX VC". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.