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Md. Habibur Rahman (academic)
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Md. Habibur Rahman is a Bangladeshi academic and a former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur.[1] He is the former chairman of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority.[2] Additionally, he was a professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[3]
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Early life
Rahman completed his bachelor's and master's in engineering and civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1982 and 1984, respectively.[2] He completed his PhD at the University of Strathclyde in 1989.[2]
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S. M. Nazrul Islam, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, created controversy the day he took office on August 30, 2010 as the vice-chancellor. He assigned, Kamal Ahammad, a non-statutory deputy registrar, in charge of the registrar as an additional duty.[4] In April 2012, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Teachers Association launched agitation bringing 16 allegations against Islam and pro-vice-chancellor M Habibur Rahman.[5] The association alleged that the appointment of Rahman to the post of Pro-VC was based solely on his political affiliations.[6] On September 3, 2012, the students of BUET burnt effigies of Islam and Rahman on the campus demanding their resignation.[7] In September 2012, Rahman was removed from the post of pro-vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology following protests by students and faculty members of the university.[8] They were also demanding the removal of Vice Chancellor SM Nazrul Islam.[8]
Rahman was appointed chairman of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority in September 2016.[9] He was appointed three years after Mohammad Rahmatullah left the post.[9] He was a good friend of Taqsem A Khan, the managing director of Dhaka WASA, who received a good score from Rahman.[10] He reappointed Khan multiple times to the post of managing director.[10] He resigned before completing his term and was replaced by Gholam Mostofa who made accusations of corruption against Taqsem A Khan to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives.[11] Mostofa was replaced by Sujit Kumar Bala.[11]
Rahman was appointed the vice-chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur in November 2020.[3]
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