Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon spoke at a press conference held at the ministry’s conference room this afternoon -Photo: BSS

DHAKA, March 16, 2026 (BSS) - Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today said the government has decided to appoint new Vice-Chancellors to seven public universities in the country, including Dhaka University (DU), Rajshahi University (RU) and Chattogram University (CU).

He said a decision has been taken to appoint a new chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The minister said this at a press conference held at the ministry’s conference room this afternoon saying the ministry will soon issue gazette notifications in this regard after completing the necessary formalities.

Milon said Prof. Dr. A B M Obaidul Islam, a professor of the Physics Department of DU, has been nominated as the new Vice- Chancellor (VC) of the university. He is currently serving as the VC of Bangladesh Open University. 

Earlier, DU VC Prof. Niaz Ahmed Khan submitted his resignation on February 22.

Meanwhile, Prof. Dr. Mamun Ahmed, the pro-VC of University of Dhaka, has been nominated as the new chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

The education minister said the government took the decision after the current UGC Chairman Prof. SMA Faiz applied for relief from the charges on the ground of his physical illness.

At the press conference, the minister also announced the appointment of new vice-chancellors at six other universities.

Among them, Prof. Md Faridul Islam will serve as the new VC of RU while Prof. Rais Uddin, chairman of the Islamic Studies Department and president of the teachers’ association of Jagannath University has been nominated as the university’s VC.

Prof. Siddiqur Rahman Khan has been nominated as the VC of Bangladesh Open University, while Prof. Md Nurul Islam, the current Pro- VC of the National University, has been nominated as the VC of Dhaka Central University.

Besides, Prof. Md Masud has been nominated as the new VC of Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), while Prof. Mohammad Al-Forkan has been nominated as CU VC.