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Prof Maksud Kamal made DU Pro-VC

DHAKA, Jun 25, 2020 (BSS) – Professor Dr. ASM Maksud Kamal of Disaster Science and Management Department has been appointed as Pro Vice-Chancellor (academic) of Dhaka University.

Maksud Kamal will serve as the Pro-VC for the next four years, said an Education Ministry release, signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Nilima Afroz, today.

Maksud is replacing Prof. Dr. Nasreen Ahmad of Geography and Environment who has been serving as PRO-VC since June 22, 2016.

Newly appointed Pro-VC Maksud Kamal said he would emphasise on strengthening the bondage between teachers and students at academic level to develop a better academic atmosphere in the campus.

“We, along with the administration, will work jointly with an aim to make the university a prestigious one”, he said.

Prof ASM Maksud Kamal was elected as the president of Dhaka University Teacher’s Association (DUTA) for the fourth consecutive term on December 30 last year.

Earlier, he was elected general secretary of DUTA for three consecutive years in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Maksud Kamal is the founder chairman of the Department of Disaster Science and Management (DSM) and the Dean of the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences of the university.

Dr Kamal joined the Dhaka University as a lecturer in 2000 and was promoted to professor in 2010.

He received his Ph.D on Engineering Geology from Tokyo Institute of Technology. Since then, he has been intensively engaged with classroom teaching, academic research and developed expertise over multiple sectors through consultation and professional service work.

Dr. Kamal worked as urban risk reduction specialist and Earthquake & Tsunami Preparedness expert in United Nation Development Program (UNDP) and Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP), initiated by Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, Government of Bangladesh.

He is also member of National Committee for the Earthquake Awareness and Preparedness Expert Group and SAARC Disaster Management Council.

He worked as a scientific officer in Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organizations (SPARRSO).

Presently, Dr. Kamal is the president of the Bangladesh Society of Geo-Informatics and General Secretary of the Geological Society of Bangladesh.

Prof Kamal was elected as the president of Bangladesh Society of Geo-Informatics for the second time on January 26 this year.

He is also a UGC nominated syndicate member of privet-run Manarat International University.

He also served as the provost of Masterda Surja Sen Hall for two consecutive terms.

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