JnU Correspondent: 

Professor Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim has been appointed as the 7th Vice-Chancellor of Jagannath University. This information was announced in a notification signed by Deputy Secretary Shahinur Islam on Wednesday, September 18, under the directive of the President.

The notification stated that, according to Section 10(1) of the Jagannath University Act, 2005, Professor (retired) Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim, Department of Social Work, Jagannath University, has been appointed to the post of Vice-Chancellor of the said university under the following terms. His tenure as Vice-Chancellor will be for four years, effective from the date of his appointment. He will receive a salary equivalent to his last held position before retirement and will be entitled to other benefits associated with the position according to the rules.

Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim completed his Ph.D. from Tsukuba University in Japan. He is a former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and former Chairman of the Department of Social Work at Jagannath University. Prior to this, he served as Chairman of the Department of Social Work at Rajshahi University and as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at both Rajshahi University and Khulna University.

In his academic career, Dr. Rezaul Karim completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Social Welfare from the University of Dhaka. He joined Jagannath University as a faculty member in 2008 and served as Chairman of the Department of Social Work and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Professor Rezaul Karim, who retired from the Department of Social Work, served as Chairman of the Department of Social Work at Rajshahi University and as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at various times from 1986 to 2005. Later, he worked as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Khulna University. He joined Jagannath University in 2008 and played a significant role in formulating many of the university’s rules and regulations while serving as Chairman of the Department of Social Work and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

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