Professor Lutfar Rahman appointed Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka Central University

Professor Md. Lutfar Rahman has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka Central University. The appointment was formalized through a notification issued by the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education, acting under the Dhaka Central University Act, 2026.

Professor Rahman, who previously served as a professor in the Department of Statistics at Dhaka University and currently holds the position of Pro-Vice-Chancellor at National University, will serve a four-year term. He will receive salary and benefits equivalent to his current position.

This leadership change is part of a broader series of administrative shifts at major universities. Professor Md. Nurul Islam, the former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka Central University, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University, succeeding Professor Kamrul Ahsan.