M. Rostom Ali Explained

Rostom Ali is a Bangladeshi academic and former vice-chancellor of Pabna University of Science & Technology.[1] [2] He is a former professor of the Department of applied chemistry and engineering at the University of Rajshahi.[3]

Early life

Ali was born on 16 March 1960 in Pabna District, East Pakistan, Pakistan.[4] He studied at Natia Bari Govt. Primary School. He graduated from Rajshahi Collegiate School and Ishwardi Government College in 1973 and 1976 respectively. He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in chemistry at the University of Rajshahi in 1982 and 1983 respectively. He did his PhD at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Career

Ali joined the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Chittagong as a lecturer of chemistry. He joined the University of Rajshahi in 1989. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1992.

In April 2010, Ali was elected to the Rajshahi University Teachers' Association from the pro-Awami League yellow panel.[5]

In March 2018, Ali was appointed the vice-chancellor of Pabna University of Science & Technology replacing Professor Dr. Al-Nakib Chowdhury.

In October 2019, students at Pabna University of Science & Technology demanded Ali resign following allegations of taking bribes from candidates for faculty positions at the university.[6] [7] Students of the university wanted the vice-chancellor removed from the university.[8]

In January 2022, chairman of the mathematics department, Harunur Rashid, was assaulted when he tried to enter a recruitment meeting of his department.[9] Rashid blamed Ali for the incident. In February 2022, he was confined in his office by students for four hours over allegations of irregularities in recruitment of 101 people.[10] [11] He was freed by Bangladesh Police. He was accused of mismanagement in the recruitment by faculty staff of the university.[12] In March 2022, he was summoned to a Pabna District Court in a defamation case filed by Awal Kabir Joy, proctor of Pabna University of Science & Technology.[13] [14]

Personal life

Ali is married Sharmeen Ali.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-01-01 . Sanjeev Kumar Bhatti, Assistant High Commissioner of Indian High Commission Office in Rajshahi is handing over a dummy key of an ambulance to Professor Dr M Rostom Ali, Vice-Chancellor of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) in a ceremony held on the university campus on Thursday. — Sun Photo . 2024-02-09 . daily-sun . en.
  2. Web site: Pabna court summons outgoing PUST VC in defamation case New Age . 2024-02-09 . www.newagebd.net.
  3. News: 7 March 2018 . Prof. M Rostom Ali new VC of PUST . 8 February 2024 . Jagonews24.com.
  4. Web site: 2018-03-07 . পাবিপ্রবিতে নতুন উপাচার্য : সকালে নিয়োগ, দুপুরে কাজে . 2024-02-09 . NTV Online . en.
  5. Web site: 2010-04-13 . Pro-AL panels win RU elections . 2024-02-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: 2019-10-28 . PUST students demand VC’s resignation . 2024-02-09 . The Business Standard . en.
  7. Web site: 2019-10-26 . ‘You took Tk8 lakh but did not give me the job’ . 2024-02-09 . The Business Standard . en.
  8. Web site: Protesters at Pabna university want VC to go [Tritiyo Matra News ] ]. 2024-02-09 . tritiyomatra.com . en.
  9. Web site: Correspondent . Our . Pabna . 2022-01-28 . PUST dept chair ‘assaulted’, barred from hiring board . 2024-02-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  10. Web site: 2022-02-10 . PUST VC freed after 4 hours of confinement . 2024-02-09 . Prothomalo . en.
  11. Web site: PUST VC freed after 4 hours of confinement - - observerbd.com . 2024-02-09 . The Daily Observer.
  12. Web site: 2022-01-27 . PUST teacher accuses VC of manipulating recruitment process . 2024-02-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  13. Web site: Pabna court summons outgoing PUST VC in defamation case . 2024-02-09 . New Age . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-03-24 . PUST teacher files defamation case against former VC . 2024-02-09 . The Daily Star . en.