Abdul Hannan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi academic, economist and statistician.He is the current vice-chancellor of North South University[2] and the current chairman of Grameen Bank.[3] Prior to these positions, Professor Chowdhury was the two-time Dean at School of Business and Economics, North South University. He also had served as the vice-chancellor of Primeasia University and pro-vice-chancellor of Eastern University.[4]
Abdul Hannan Chowdhury | |
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আবদুল হান্নান চৌধুরী | |
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| Vice Chancellor of North South University | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Atique Islam |
| Chairman of Grameen Bank | |
| Assumed office 3 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | AKM Saiful Majid[1] |
| Vice Chancellor of Primeasia University | |
| In office 2016–2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Mesbah Kamal |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | |
Education
editChowdhury completed his bachelor and masters degree in statistics from Jahangirnagar University in 1986 and 1987 respectively.[4] After earning another masters degree in industrial engineering in 1996 from Northeastern University in Boston, USA; he then earned his Ph.D. from the same university in 1999. Later, Professor Chowdhury completed his post-doctoral fellowship at University of Calgary,Canada.[5]
Career
editChowdhury started his career as a Lecturer at Islamic University, Bangladesh. Later, he went to the United States to pursue higher education. In 2005, he returned to Bangladesh and joined as a Professor in the School of Business and Economics at North South University. He was the director of the BBA program and syndicate member of North South University.[6][4] He then became Dean at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at the same university.[7] Professor Chowdhury also served as the Vice Chancellor of Primeasia University from 2017 to 2020.[4]
He joined as the Chairman and Director of the Grameen Bank in 2024.[8]
With 34 years of teaching and research experience, Professor Chowdhury has contributed to various universities in Bangladesh, Canada, USA, and China. Apart from North South University he was faculty member at the University of Windsor, Canada; Northeastern University, Boston, USA; University of Calgary, Canada, and the Islamic University, Bangladesh.[2] Chowdhury also served as a visiting professor at the Yunnan Normal University in Yunnan, China.[4]
Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury has published more than 65 papers, 2 books on Statistics, and presented more than 75 papers at international conferences.[9]
In September 2024, Chowdhury was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of the North South University.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Prof Saiful Majid appointed as new chairman of Grameen Bank". Daily Sun. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ a b c "North South University appoints new Vice Chancellor". The Business Standard. 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Prof Abdul Hannan Chowdhury appointed Grameen Bank chairman". BSS. 2024-09-03. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ a b c d e "Prof Dr Abdul Hannan new VC of PU". Daily Sun. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "Prof Abdul Hannan Chowdhury made NSU VC". Somoy News. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "NSU SBE gets new dean". Daily Sun. 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Prof Abdul Hannan made NSU VC". The Daily Observer. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "Prof Abdul Hannan Chowdhury made NSU VC".
- ^ "Prof Abdul Hannan Chowdhury made NSU VC".