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S. M. Mahfuzur Rahman

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S. M. Mahfuzur Rahman
Vice-Chancellor of
BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology
Assumed office
12 March 2020
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater
ProfessionEducationist, academic

S. M. Mahfuzur Rahman is a Bangladeshi academic and former chairperson of Janata Bank. He is the vice-chancellor of BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology. He is a former professor of finance at the University of Dhaka.[1] He is a former chairman of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh.[2]

Early life

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Rahman completed his PhD from the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies in 1972.[3] He completed his second masters in economics in 1979 from the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia.

Career

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Rahman joined the University of Dhaka in 1984 as a lecturer in the Department of Finance.[3]

In 1998, Rahman worked as a visiting faculty at the Nagoya University in Japan.[3] He had served a term as the general secretary, and previously treasurer, of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.[3] He is a Board of Trustee member of Banglapedia, the national encyclopedia published by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.[4] He was a director of Bangladesh Development Bank Limited.[5]

Rahman had taught at the University of Dhaka and served as the chairperson of the Department of Banking and Insurance from 1994 to 1997.[6][7] He had also served a tenure as the chairperson of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh in 2011.[7] He left the University of Dhaka in 2019.[3] He had also been the general secretary of the Bangladesh Economics Association.[8]

Rahman was the chief returning officer of the 2019 Dhaka University Central Students' Union election.[9] He expressed "embarrassment" over "irregularities" in the election process.[10]

On 26 January 2020, Rahman was appointed vice-chancellor of BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology.[3] He is a former director of Rupali Bank Limited.[11] On 28 July 2020, Rahman was appointed chairperson of Janata Bank replacing Jamal Uddin Ahmed, who had faced allegations of graft in approving loans.[6][12]

Rahman was the chief returning officer of the 2021 Dhaka University Central Students' Union election.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Forum". The Daily Star. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Capital market needs better way of operation". The Daily Star. UNB. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Prof S. M. Mahfuzur Rahman designated as the Vice-Chancellor of BUFT". Textile News, Apparel News, RMG News, Fashion Trends. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Board of Trustees". Banglapedia. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Mahfuzur Rahman new Chairman of Janata Bank". The Financial Express. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "SM Mahfuzur Rahman new Janata Bank chairman as former one removed". The Business Standard. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "New chairman for ICB". The Daily Star. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Dr SM Mahfuzur appointed as new Janata Bank chairman". Daily Sun. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Chief returning officer regrets 'untoward incidents'". The Daily Star. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  10. ^ "RO 'embarrassed' for Ducsu polls irregularities". The Daily Star. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Dr Mahfuzur new chairman of Janata Bank". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Why was Jamal Uddin removed from Janata?". Dhaka Tribune. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  13. ^ "DU appoints 5 returning officers for Ducsu polls". UNB. Retrieved 15 December 2021.