Anwarullah Chowdhury | |
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Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka | |
In office 12 November 2001 – 31 July 2002 | |
Preceded by | Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | A F M Yusuf Haider |
Personal details | |
Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Feni District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater |
University of Dhaka Delhi School of Economics |
Occupation | university academic |
Anwarullah Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 24th Vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain. [1]
Chowdhury earned his master's degree in Sociology from the University of Dhaka and Ph.D. from Delhi School of Economics. [1]
Chowdhury was a member of University Grants Commission, a visiting professor of Minnesota State University, a visiting fellow of University of Sussex and dean of the faculty of Social Science. He is the founder chairman of Anthropology Department of the University of Dhaka. [1]
Chowdhury was appointed the vice-chancellor of Green University of Bangladesh in February 2008 and Bangladesh Islami University in April 2014. [1] [2]
On 1 August 2002, Chowdhury, along with proctor Nazrul Islam, resigned from the vice-chancellor position of the University of Dhaka following an assault into Shamsunnahar Hall, a female hall, by male police on 23 July. The female students had been protesting the illegal stay of political activists in the university dormitories. [3] [4] Chowdhury faced criticism at that time for failing to take measures against the police assault. [5]
In August 2015, a trust fund, worth of 600,000 Taka, named "Professor DR Anwarullah Chowdhury Trust Fund" was established at Anthropology Department of the University of Dhaka. [6] The trust fund was revoked within a month, following student protests against it. [7]
In February 2018, Chowdhury was appointed as a part-time teacher of the anthropology department. But he was relieved from the duty within a week. [8]