Anwarullah Chowdhury
{{Short description|Bangladeshi academic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{infobox officeholder
|name=Anwarullah Chowdhury
|office=Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka
|predecessor=Abul Kalam Azad Chowdhury
|successor=A F M Yusuf Haider
|term_start=12 November 2001
|term_end=31 July 2002
|occupation=university academic
|nationality=Bangladeshi
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1945}}
|birth_place=Feni District, Bengal Presidency, British India
|alma_mater=University of Dhaka
Delhi School of Economics
}}
Anwarullah Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 24th vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka. He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to Bahrain.{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-26222 |title=Prof Anwarullah Chy joins Green University as VC |work=The Daily Star |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=20 July 2016}}
Education and career
Chowdhury earned his master's degree in sociology from the University of Dhaka and Ph.D. from Delhi School of Economics.
Chowdhury was a member of University Grants Commission, a visiting professor of Minnesota State University, a visiting fellow of University of Sussex and dean of the faculty of Social Science. He is the founder chairman of the Anthropology Department of the University of Dhaka.
Chowdhury was appointed the vice-chancellor of Green University of Bangladesh in February 2008 and Bangladesh Islami University in April 2014.{{cite news |url=http://www.eduicon.com/News/Details/4398.html |title=Dr. Anwarullah Chowdhury Join BIU as the Vice-Chancellor |work=eduicon.com |date=20 April 2014 |access-date=20 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422151217/http://www.eduicon.com/News/Details/4398.html |archive-date=2014-04-22}}
=Controversy=
On 1 August 2002, Chowdhury, along with proctor Nazrul Islam, resigned from the vice-chancellor position of the University of Dhaka following an assault into Shamsunnahar Hall, a female hall, by male police on 23 July. The female students had been protesting the illegal stay of political activists in the university dormitories.{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/education/109514/du-withdraws-anwarullah-chowdhury-trust-fund |title=DU withdraws Anwarullah Chowdhury trust fund |author=Arif Ahmed |date=15 September 2015 |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=20 July 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/dhaka-university-creates-trust-fund-after-former-controversial-vc-anwarullah-s-name-upsets-many |title=Dhaka University creates Trust Fund after former controversial VC Anwarullah's name, upsets many |access-date=20 July 2016 |date=7 September 2015 |work=bdnews24.com}} Chowdhury faced criticism at that time for failing to take measures against the police assault.{{cite news |url=http://www.clickittefaq.com/du-trust-fund-after-controversial-ex-vc-anwarullah-upsets-many/ |title=Anwarullah Trust fund upsets many in DU |work=The Daily Ittefaq |date=7 September 2015 |access-date=20 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215085029/http://www.clickittefaq.com/du-trust-fund-after-controversial-ex-vc-anwarullah-upsets-many/ |archive-date=15 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}
In August 2015, a trust fund, worth of 600,000 Taka, named "Professor DR Anwarullah Chowdhury Trust Fund" was established at the Anthropology Department of the University of Dhaka.{{cite news |url=http://bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=510295&date=2015-08-05 |title=New trust fund at DU |work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |date=5 August 2015 |access-date=20 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822232548/http://bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=510295&date=2015-08-05 |archive-date=22 August 2016 |url-status=dead}} The trust fund was revoked within a month, following student protests against it.{{cite news |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/protests-force-dhaka-university-to-abandon-anwarullah-trust-fund |title=Protests force Dhaka University to abandon Anwarullah Trust Fund |work=bdnews24.com |date=16 September 2015 |access-date=20 July 2016}}
In February 2018, Chowdhury was appointed as a part-time teacher of the anthropology department. But he was relieved from the duty within a week.{{Cite news |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/post/287458/Former-DU-VC-Anwarullah-Chowdhury-relieved |title=Former DU VC Anwarullah Chowdhury relieved |work=Daily Sun |date=2018-02-07 |access-date=2018-06-02 |language=en}}
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Category:People from Feni District
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Category:Academic staff of the University of Dhaka
Category:Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Bahrain
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Category:Vice-chancellors of Bangladesh Islami University
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