Mesbah Kamal is a Bangladeshi academic. He is the vice chancellor of Royal University of Dhaka (RUD).[1][2] He was the vice chancellor of the Bangladesh University (BU).[3] And he was also vice chancellor of Primeasia University.[4] He is a professor in the department of history at Dhaka University.[5][6][7]
Mesbah Kamal | |
|---|---|
| Vice chancellor of Royal University of Dhaka | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2023 | |
| Vice chancellor of Bangladesh University | |
| In office 20 July 2022 – 30 December 2023 | |
| Vice chancellor of Primeasia University | |
| In office 21 May 2021 – 20 July 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Kamal is the chairman of the Research and Development Collective and the general secretary of the Bangladesh Adivasi Odhikar Andolon.[8] He is the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh Dalit Forum.[8]
Early life
editKamal was born 21 July 1958 in Chapai Nawabganj District, East Bengali, Pakistan.[9] He father was Manzoor Ahmed.
Kamal completed his bachelor's and master's in history at the University of Dhaka in 1980 and 1981 respectively.[10] He finished his PhD from the University of Dhaka in 2015 and his thesis was on Manabendra Narayan Larma and the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict.[10]
Career
editKamal joined the University of Rajshahi in 1983 and the University of Dhaka as a lecturer in 1984.[9] He joined BBC Bengali Service in 1987.[11]
Kamal has been critical of the politics of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Khaleda Zia describing it as destructive nationalism.[12] He claimed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party lost the general election in 2018 stance for Pakistan and against the Bangladesh Liberation War.[13]
Kamal was appointed vice chancellor of Primeasia University on 21 May 2021.[14]
Kamal was appointed vice chancellor of Royal University of Dhaka on 22 July 2022.[3]
Lawyer Gazi M H Tamim filed a genocide complaint against Kamal, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, 29 journalists, and 22 others including Muhammad Zafar Iqbal.[15]
References
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- ^ "Discussion meeting at Royal University on the occasion of International Mother Language Day". The Business Standard. 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b Mizan, Md Nigran Islam (2022-07-20). "Welcome to VC". BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Primeaisa University gets VC, Pro-VC, Registrar". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Dr. Mesbah Kamal Dhaka University Profile". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "'Whenever you commercialise education, you get a skilled workforce but not good citizens'". The Business Standard. 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Royal University holds discussion on Martyrs' Day". New Age. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Mesbah Uddin Ahmed (Mesbah Kamal) has joined as Vice-Chancellor (Acting) in Primeasia University". The Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ a b "মেসবাহ কামাল - Alokito Chapainawabganj". Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ a b "Dr. Mesbah Kamal Dhaka University Profile". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Mesbah Kamal". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Prof Mesbah Kamal Dhaka University". Daily Sun. 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "'BNP lost because of its pro-Pakistan, anti-Liberation stance,' says Mesbah Kamal, Dalit rights activist in Bangladesh". Firstpost. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Prof Mesbah takes over as VC of Primeasia University". Daily Sun. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Case filed with ICT against Hasina, 29 journalists". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-02.