Dr Rubana Huq new VC of AUW

AUW Live: Dr Rubana Huq has been appointed vice chancellor of the Asian University for Women (AUW), Chattogram, Bangladesh. The appointment takes effect this very day, February 15, 2022, the AUW said in a press release on Tuesday.

Dr Huq succeeds noted political scientist Professor Nirmala Rao, who retired from the AUW after serving as its vice chancellor for five years. She is the first woman to have led the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers’ and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) as its first president.

Also a published poet, she has her PhD in literature from India’s Jadavpur University. Dr Huq has been a trustee of the AUW and, was more recently, elected vice chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Dhaka, 15 February (campuslive24.com)//Bsc

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