Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader

Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader is a Bangladeshi academic and a former vice chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University.^[1][2]

Early life and education

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

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]