Mohammad Abdur Rashid (academic)
Mohammad Abdur Rashid is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of the Islamic Arabic University.[1][2] He is a member of the Sharia advisory board of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission.
Rashid is a professor of the Department of Islamic Studies at the University of Dhaka.[3]
Early life[edit]
Rashid did his bachelor's degree and masters in Islamic Studies at the University of Dhaka in 1988 and 1989 respectively.[4] He completed his PhD at the University of Dhaka in 2002.[4]
Career[edit]
Rashid joined Abudharr Ghifari College as a lecturer on 6 November 1995.[4] He joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer on 1 October 1997. He was promoted to assistant professor on 7 November 2000.[4] He was promoted to associate professor on 21 May 2003.[4]
Rashid was promoted to professor on 5 September 2006.[4]
From 18 February 2014 to 17 February 2017, Rashid was the head of the Department of Islamic Studies at the University of Dhaka.[4] He was a member of the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board.[4] On 31 December 2019, he was appointed the Chairman of the Governing Committee of Nilkhet High School.[4] He is a member of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of the United Commercial Bank PLC.[5]
Rashid was appointed to the Sharia advisory board of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission.[6] On 1 June 2020, Rashid was appointed provost of Kabi Jashim Uddin Hall of the University of Dhaka.[4] In April 2023, he was appointed the Vice-chancellor of the Islamic Arabic University.[7] He replaced Mohammad Ahsan Ullah, whose term was investigated by the Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission over irregularities in recruitment.[8] In July, he was appointed director of Dr. Serajul Haque Centre for Islamic Research.[4] In November 2023, he was re-elected president of the Department of Islamic Studies Alumni Association.[9]
On 24 January 2024, Rashid was appointed convenor of a committee to investigate a story about a transgender woman in a high school textbook of the national curriculum.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Islamic Arabic University | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh". Islamic Arabic University | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "IAU discusses role of Arabic language". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "ইসলামি আরবি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের নতুন ভিসি ঢাবি অধ্যাপক আব্দুর রশীদ". thedailycampus.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rashid Dhaka University Profile". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Professor Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rashid - United Commercial Bank (UCB)". Professor Dr. Mohammad Abdur Rashid - United Commercial Bank (UCB). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "BSEC forms shariah advisory council". The Daily Star. 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Prof Abdur Rashid joins Islamic Arabic University as VC". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Farhan, Abdul Kabir (31 December 2023). "Hiring anomalies: Islamic Arabic Uni delaying action". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Prof Abdur Rashid re-elected as president of DU's Islamic Studies Alumni Association". The Business Standard. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Education ministry forms high-level expert committee to review Sharifa's story". Dhaka Tribune. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "'Sharifa's Tale': Probe body to review content of textbook". The Daily Star. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-02-08.