Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam

Professor Dr.
Muhammad Mahfuzul Islam
2nd Vice-Chancellor
Gazipur Digital University
In office
20 November 2022 – 14 September 2024
Preceded byMunaz Ahmed Noor
Succeeded byMohammad Abu Yusuf
Vice-Chancellor
Canadian University of Bangladesh
In office
2018–2021
Succeeded byH. M. Jahirul Haque
Personal details
Born1973 (age 52–53)
Education
OccupationProfessor, University Administrator

Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University.[1][2] He is the former vice-chancellor of the Canadian University of Bangladesh.[3] He is a former President of the Bangladesh Computer Society.[4] He is a Computer Science and Engineering professor at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[5]

Early life

He was born in 1973 in Jamalpur District.[6] He completed his secondary education at Melandah Umir Uddin Pilot High School and higher secondary education at Notre Dame College. Then, he obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Later, he earned a PhD degree from Monash University in Australia.[7]

Career

Islam taught at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[8] He was the Provost of Shahid Smriti Hall.[9] He served as the President of Bangladesh Computer Society.[9] He was a director of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited.[9]

In December 2017, Islam was appointed vice-chancellor of the Canadian University of Bangladesh.[9] Dr Nazrul Islam joined as pro-vice-chancellor of the Canadian University of Bangladesh under Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam.[10]

Islam was appointed vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University on 20 November 2022.[8] He paid tribute to former President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his former residence in Dhanmondi, Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "PROF DR. MOHAMMAD MAHFUZUL ISLAM". Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "We must store our data in our own cloud servers: BDU vice-chancellor". The Business Standard. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Bari, Labiba Faiaz; Chowdhury, Tanvir Ahmed (30 October 2018). "Walk the talk with Vice Chancellors". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "e-Commerce fair 'Award Night' honors the best and the brightest of ICT". The Daily Star. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Doctoring EVMs almost impossible". The Daily Star. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Professor Dr. Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam becomes the new VC of Canadian University of Bangladesh". University Campus. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dr. Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam". BUET. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Prof Dr Mahfuzul Islam made Sheikh Mujib Digital University VC". The Business Standard. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Dr Mahfuz new VC of CUB | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "CUB gets new pro-VC". The Daily Star. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "BDU's newly appointed VC pays tribute to Bangabandhu". daily-sun. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.