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Agricultural University

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Md. Abul Kalam Azad
M.Sc., M.Phil, PGDM, PGT (Japan)
Registrar
 
Experiences

 

01. Served the Bangladesh Navy as an Education Officer from 9.2.1976 to 30.12.1980. Duties were training, education, teaching, administration and coordination.

02. Served the Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka, as an Assistant Director /Senior Administrative Officer from 31.12.1980 to 30.9.1989. Duties were training, education, and administration.

03. Served the Institute of the Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA), Salna, Gazipur, as Deputy Director (Administration)/Deputy Registrar, from 1 October 1989 to 10 October 1995. Duties were training, education and administration.

04. Serving as the Registrar of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), formerly Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA) since 11 October 1995. IPSA was an outcome of a Tripartite Agreement among the Governments of the USA, Japan and Bangladesh and established by the Act No.1 of 1994 of the Parliament. By the BSMRAU Act 1998, IPSA was reconstructed as the BSMRAU with a view to disseminate higher education in agriculture and for imparting advanced education, research and innovation and transfer of technology in agriculture and subjects related thereto. With ultra-modern well equipped laboratories, computer centers, libraries, modern farms, dormitories, physical infra-structures and other advanced facilities for all relevant research, education, and administration, it has been promoted as a Regional Center of Excellence (COE) for improved training, postgraduate education, research, outreach activities and technical innovation.

The chief academic and executive head of BSMRAU is the Vice Chancellor appointed for four years by the Chancellor (President of Bangladesh). The authorities of BSMRAU are, the Syndicate, the Academic Council, the Board of Studies, the Finance Committee, the Planning and Development Committee, the Curriculum Committee, the Discipline Committee, and the Recruitment Committees.

In harmony with catering for such wide range of activities, as the Registrar being a senior residential administrator of the University, I have successfully been performing the following charter of duties:

(a) Act as the custodian of all documents, general seal and all other property vested on me by the Syndicate of the University;
(b) Generally communicate the official letters of the University;

(c) Act as Secretary to the Syndicate and the Academic Council;

(d) Properly maintain all confidential documents placed under my custody by the vice-chancellor; and

(e) Perform such other duties as may be specified by the vice-chancellor, the Syndicate and the Academic Council. The Registrar works under the direct supervision of the vice-chancellor and is in charge of the following Sections and Departments:

a) Academic Section,
b) Establishment, Personnel and Training Section,
c) Accounts Section,
d) Medical Section,
e) Engineering Section,
f) Farm Division,
g) The Library,
h) The Estates,
i) The Security and the
j) Council Section.

The present strength of BSMRAU is 444 people (Teachers, Officers and Class III and Class IV employees) excluding some 100 master roll employees as farm laborers. Currently BSMRAU enrolls about 500 MS and Ph.D. students. The academic and general administration of the BSMRAU employees is vested on the Registrar which includes, besides supervising the staff, making all arrangements for the conduct of University examinations, maintain students registers and files, issue transcripts, certificates and other works relevant thereto; thereby encouraging and supporting the professional growth of the student and staff.

05. IPSA/BSMRAU having been a JICA/USAID priority project, its overall management requires, as it has been continually for years, extensive work with cross cultural participants from both developing and developed countries. It has exchange programs and Memorandum of Understandings with the Oregon State University (USA), the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture (Kenya); Dhaka University; Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh; Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydebpur, Gazipur; International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Joydebpur, Gazipur; Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Development Society (RDRS), etc.
 
Contact Address
Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Registrar
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU)
G A Z I P U R 1706
BANGLADESH

Telephone:

Office:+880-2-9252566, 9252020,9252850-52
Residence:+88-02-9252862
 

E-Mail: mdabulkalamazad@yahoo.com.uk

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