Office of the Vice Chancellor

Professor Dr. A A M S Arefin Siddique Vice Chancellor		Appointment of the Vice-Chancellor : 11. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be appointed by the Chancellor for a period of four years from a panel of three persons to be nominated by the Senate on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Chancellor, and shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further period of four years. (2) Where are temporary vacancy in the office of the Vice-Chancellor occurs by reason of leave, illness, resignation or any other cause, the Chancellor shall make such arrangement for carrying on duties of the office of the Vice-Chancellor as he may think fit. Power and duties of the Vice-Chancellor: 12. (1) The Vice-Chancellor shall be whole time principal executive and academic officer of the University and shall be Chairman of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council. He shall be entitled to be present and to speak at any meeting of any authority but, shall not be entitled to vote thereat unless he is a member of the authority concerned. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall convene meetings of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council and shall preside over them. (3) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Order or in any law for the time being in force, the Vice-Chancellor may, in any emergency which, in his opinion, required immediate action, take such action as he deems necessary, and shall within seven days thereafter report his action to the officer or authority who or which, in the ordinary course, would have dealt with the matter. (4) The Vice-Chancellor shall, if he does not agree with the resolution of any authority of the University, have the power to withhold implementation of the resolution and refer it back to the authority concerned, with his opinion thereon, for reconsideration in its next regular meeting. If in the process of reconsideration the authority concerned does not agree with the Vice-Chancellor, the decision of the Syndicate shall be final. (5) The Vice-Chancellor shall give effect to the orders of the Syndicate regarding the appointment, dismissal and suspension of the officers and teachers of the University, and shall exercise general control over the members of the University, and shall be responsible for the discipline of the University in accordance with this Order, the Statutes and University Ordinances. (6) The Vice-Chancellor shall have the power to appoint on a purely temporary basis, ordinarily for a period of not more than six months, officers (excepting the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and the Treasurer), teachers and administrative and subordinate staff and report such action to the Syndicate: Provided that, if a temporary appointment cannot be regularized within the period for which it was made, such period may be extended, with the prior approval of the Syndicate, for a further period of three months on the expiry of which the temporary appointment shall stand terminated. (7) The Vice-Chancellor may, with the approval of the Syndicate, delegate such of his powers and functions as he may consider necessary to such officer of the University as he may deem fit. (8) The Vice-Chancellor shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes and the University Ordinances.
History		List of the Honourable Vice-Chancellors University of Dhaka 1921-2009 Sir. P. J. Hartog: 1.12.1920-31.12.1925 Professor G. H. Langley: 1.1.1926-30.6.1934 Sir. A. F. Rahman : 1.7.1934-31.12.1936 Dr. R. C. Majumder : 1.1.1937-30.6.1942 Dr. Mahmud Hasan : 1.7.1942-21.10.1948 Dr. S. M. Hossain : 22.10.1948-8.11.1953 Dr. W. A. Jenkins : 9.11.1953-8.11.1956 Justice Muhammad Ibrahim : 9.11.1956-27.10.1958 Justice Hamoodur Rahman : 5.11.1958-14.12.1960 Dr. Mahmud Husain : 15.12.1960-19.2.1963 Dr. Md. Osman Ghani : 20.2.1963-1.12.1969 Justice Abu SyedChaudhury : 2.12.1969-20.1.1972 Dr. Muzaffar Ahmed Chaudhury : 21.1.1972-12.4.1973 Dr. Abdul Matin Chaudhury : 13.4.1973-22.9.1975 Professor Muhammad Shamsul Huq : 23.9.1975-1.2.1976 Dr. Fazlul Halim Chowdhury : 2.2.1976-20.3.1983 Dr. A. K. M. Siddiq : 21.3.1983-16.8.1983 Dr. Md. Shamsul Huq : 17.8.1983-12.1.1986 Professor Abdul Mannan : 12.1.1986-22.3.1990 Professor M. Maniruzzaman Miah : 24.3.1990-31.10.1992 Professor Emajuddin Ahamed : 1.11.1992-31.8.1996 Professor Shahid Uddin Ahmad : 31.8.1996-29.9.1996 Professor A. K. Azad Chowdhury : 30.9.1996-12.11.2001 Professor Anwarullah Chowdhury : 12.11.2001-31.7.2002 Professor Dr. A.F. M. Yusuf Haider: Aug. 01, 2002 to Sep. 23, 2002. Professor S. M. A. Faiz : 23.9.2002-16.1.2009 Professor A A M S Arefin Siddique : 17.1.2009-

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