Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader
Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader is a Bangladeshi academic and the Vice Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Howlader was born in 1957 in Mollikerber, Rampal Upazila, Bagerhat District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[3] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 as a child soldier at the age of 13.[3] He served in sector 9 under Major Ziauddin Ahmed.[3]
Howlader finished his SSC from Fulhata High School and his HSC from Govt. Sundarban Adarsha College, Khulna in 1973 and 1975, respectively.[3] He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1979 from Bangladesh Agricultural University.[3] He completed his master's degree from Bangladesh Agricultural University in 1980.[3] He completed his PhD at the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1983.[3]
Career
[edit]In 2000, Howlader was the Chairman of the Department of Physiology.[3] He became a full professor at Sylhet Agricultural University in 2003. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries for 4.5 years.[3] He served as the director of the Teaching Veterinary Hospital.[3] He was a member of the syndicate board.[3] He is the founder of Gonotantrik Sikkhok Parishad, the pro-Awami League teachers association.[3]
From 16 March 2015 to December 2018, Howlader served as the Director of Student Counseling and Guidance of Sylhet Agricultural University.[3]
In April 2022, teachers at Sylhet Agricultural University protested against Howlader for allegedly "misbehaving" with two of their colleagues.[4] He is under investigation by the University Grants Commission.[5]
Howladar was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University on 24 September 2018 and officially took over as the Vice-Chancellor of the University on September 28.[6][7]
References
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- ^ "Teachers protest against SAU VC's misbehaviour". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Vile & Contemptible!". daily-sun. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "সিকৃবির নতুন ভিসি ড. মতিয়ার". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "সিকৃবিতে দায়িত্ব গ্রহণ করলেন নয়া ভিসি প্রফেসর মতিয়ার". 2021-06-24. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2024-01-23.