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Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah is the former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University.

Career

Kalimullah served as a professor of the Department of Public Administration of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Dhaka.

Kalimullah as chairman of the National Election Observation Council was set to observe the 2006 election, where he raised questions about the voter list.

Kalimullah is the chairperson of Jatiya Nirbachon Parjabekkhon Parishad, also known as JANIPOP, an election monitoring group.

On 1 June 2017, Kalimullah was appointed vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur. His term as vice chancellor was controversial, and teachers at the university campaigned for his removal. He was allegedly absent from campus 478 days out of 631 days.

Kalimullah was awarded the rank of major by the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps. He is a former editor of The Asian Age.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party opposed his appointment as an observer for the 2018 general election as they alleged he had links to a particular party and pointed out that his uncle, Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, was a minister of the Awami League government. Kalimullah generated some controversy after taking an online class at 3:20 am. On 13 March 2021, a group of teachers at the university published a 790-page report on corruption by Kalimullah at a press conference. The University Grants Commission, in an investigation, found irregularities against Kalimullah and called for action against him. He challenged the probe in court unsuccessfully. In March 2021, the local unit of Bangabandhu Parishad declared him unwanted on the university campus. On 9 June 2021, Kalimullah was replaced by Md. Hasibur Rashid as vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, at the end of his four-year term.

References

1. "Dr Hasibur Rashid made Begum Rokeya University VC". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
2. "Dr. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah Dhaka University Profile". du.ac.bd. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. "Dr. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah Speaks to VOA About Election Monitoring in Bangladesh". VOA (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
4. ^ "Don't allow Janipop's Kalimullah as polls observer: BNP". UNB. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
5. "Prof Kalimullah appointed as BRUR VC". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
6. ^ "Rokeya university new VC Hasibur as Kalimullah ends his tenure". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. "'Irregularities' of BRUR VC protested". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
8. "BRU VC absent on 478 of 631 working days". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
9. "Vice-Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Prof Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, BNCCO is seen adorned with the Badge of Major rank at a ceremony held at the BNCC Headquarter in the capital on Thursday". The New Nation. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
10. "Professor Kalimullah promoted to Major". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
11. "BRU VC stirs controversy again, conducts class at 3am". Dhaka Tribune. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
12. "BRU teachers publish white paper on corruption of VC Kalimullah". The Business Standard. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
13. "University Grants Commission for action against BRU VC Kalimullah on graft charge". New Age. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
14. "BRUR VC Kalimullah files writ petition seeking suspension of corruption probe". Barta24. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
15. "BRUR VC Kalimullah declared unwanted on campus". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
16. "Kalimullah out, Hasibur new VC of Rokeya University - Education - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

• Living people
• University of Dhaka alumni
• Academic staff of the University of Dhaka
• Bangladeshi academics
• Vice-chancellors of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur