S. M. Imamul Huq

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = S.M. Imamul Huq

| office = Vice-Chancellor of University of Barishal

| termstart = May 2015

| predecessor = Harunor Rashid Khan

| education = {{unbulleted list|University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh|University of Nancy I, France|Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand}}
PhD (Doctor of Engg. in Plant Physiology and Plant Biology)

| nationality = Bangladeshi

| alma_mater = University of Dhaka

| occupation = Academic, university administrator

| awards = Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Gold Medal

| children =

| successor = Md. Sadequl Arefin

| termend = April 2019

| 1blankname1 = Chancellor

| 1namedata1 = President Abdul Hamid

}}

S.M. Imamul Huq is a Bangladeshi academic. He was a professor of the Department of Soil, Water & Environment, University of Dhaka. He served as vice-chancellor of the University of Barisal from 2015 to 2019.

Education

In 1970, Huq graduated from the University of Dhaka with a B.Sc. degree in soil science, and the following year finished an M.Sc. degree in the same subject. He completed a second M.Sc. in agricultural soil and water engineering from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, in 1980. In 1984, he received a D. Engg. from the University of Nancy I, France,{{cite book |last1=Huq |first1= S.M. Imamul |last2=Shoaib |first2=Jalal Uddin Md. |chapter=Authors' Biographies |title=The Soils of Bangladesh |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-1128-0?noAccess=true#about | series=World Soils Book Series | year=2013 | volume=1 |language=en-gb |page=157 |doi=10.1007/978-94-007-1128-0| isbn=978-94-007-1127-3 | s2cid=131157869 }} for his dissertation Comparaison de la résistance au stress salin de Vigna sinensis (L.) Savi et de Phaseolus aureus Roxb.{{fact|date=July 2024}}

Career

Huq joined the faculty at the University of Dhaka in 1973 as a lecturer in soil science. From 2005 to 2008, he served as chair of the Department of Soil, Water and Environment.

Huq was appointed to a four-year term as vice-chancellor of the University of Barisal in May 2015.{{cite news |title=Newly appointed VC of BU takes over charge |url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=495913&date=2015-05-31 |work=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |date=31 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726085521/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=495913&date=2015-05-31 |archive-date=26 July 2015}} Late in his tenure, students began protesting, alleging that they had been excluded from the university's Independence Day commemoration.{{cite news |title=Protest continues at BU |url=https://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/194357/2019-04-04 |work=The Independent |date=4 April 2019}} Tensions escalated after Huq used the expression "razakarer bachcha" (children of collaborators with Pakistan), which the students believed was directed at them. The following day students padlocked the academic building and boycotted classes.{{cite news |title=Movement to remove Barisal University VC continues for 9th day |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2019/04/04/movement-to-remove-barisal-university-vc-continues-for-9th-day |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=4 April 2019}} Authorities closed the campus the next day, and Huq apologized, saying he had been misunderstood. Students responded by burning him in effigy.{{cite news |title=Barishal University VC apologises for his comment |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/education/barishal-university-vc-apologises-for-his-comment-1553921802 |work=The Financial Express |date=30 March 2019 |language=en}} Student protests demanding his resignation continued for a month.{{cite news |title=Barisal University students go on hunger strike demanding removal of VC |url=https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2019/04/25/barisal-university-students-go-on-hunger-strike-demanding-removal-of-vc |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=25 April 2019}} At the end of April 2019, Huq was granted leave for the remainder of his term as vice-chancellor.{{cite news |title=Student protests: Barisal University VC sent on leave |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/388783/Student-protests:-Barisal-University-VC-sent-on-leave |work=Daily Sun |date=29 April 2019 |language=en}}

References

External links

{{cite web |url=http://barisaluniv.ac.bd/?ref=Imamul_Huq |title=Prof. Dr. S.M. Imamul Huq |publisher=University Of Barisal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928223004/http://barisaluniv.ac.bd/?ref=Imamul_Huq |archive-date=28 September 2018}}

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