M. Rostom Ali

M. 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.^[4] He graduated from Rajshahi Collegiate School and Ishwardi Government College in 1973 and 1976 respectively.^[4] He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in chemistry at the University of Rajshahi in 1982 and 1983 respectively.^[4] He did his PhD at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.^[4]

Career

Ali joined the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Chittagong as a lecturer of chemistry.^[4] He joined the University of Rajshahi in 1989.^[4] He was promoted to assistant professor in 1992.^[4]

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.^[3]

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.^[9] 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.^[11] 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.^[4]

References

1. "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". daily-sun. 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
2. "Pabna court summons outgoing PUST VC in defamation case | New Age". www.newagebd.net. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
3. "Prof. M Rostom Ali new VC of PUST". Jagonews24.com. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
4. "পাবিপ্রবিতে নতুন উপাচার্য : সকালে নিয়োগ, দুপুরে কাজে". NTV Online. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
5. "Pro-AL panels win RU elections". The Daily Star. 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
6. "PUST students demand VC's resignation". The Business Standard. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
7. "'You took Tk8 lakh but did not give me the job'". The Business Standard. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
8. "Protesters at Pabna university want VC to go [ Tritiyo Matra News ]". tritiyomatra.com. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
9. Correspondent, Our; Pabna (2022-01-28). "PUST dept chair 'assaulted', barred from hiring board". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
10. "PUST VC freed after 4 hours of confinement". Prothomalo. 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
11. "PUST VC freed after 4 hours of confinement - - observerbd.com". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
12. "PUST teacher accuses VC of manipulating recruitment process". The Daily Star. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
13. "Pabna court summons outgoing PUST VC in defamation case". New Age. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
14. "PUST teacher files defamation case against former VC". The Daily Star. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2024-02-09.