Professor Muhammad Samad habeen appointed as a pro vice-chancellor of the Dhaka University.
Vice-Chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman said Chancellor President Md Abdul Hamid appointed him as pro-vice chancellor (administration) for next 4 years.
“The education ministry has informed and said that the official order will be issued very soon,” he said.
A professor of the DU’s Institute of Social Welfare and Research, Samad is the convener of the Blue Panel, the pro-Awami League teachers’ council.
The post fell vacant since Sept 4 after the president appointed the then-pro VC Akhtaruzzaman as the acting VC.