JU VC panel elected
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Senate members of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Thursday elected a three-member Vice Chancellor (VC) panel for appointment of a VC of the university. Of the elected panel members, loyal to former VC Prof Dr Shariff Enamul Kabir, JU Teachers’ Association (Juta) executive member and teacher of Anthropology Prof Dr Farzana Islam bagged the highest 40 out of 70 votes, while Prof Dr Abul Hossain of Physics Department and Prof Dr Amir Hossain of Economics Department polled 33 respectively. According to the rule, the list of the three-member panel will be sent to the Chancellor of the University for appointment of the VC for a four-year term, according to a news agency.