Dhaka, March 19 -- Department of Management Prof Dr Mohammad Abu Taher has been named the 19th vice chancellor of Chittagong University.

The Ministry of Education announced his appointment in a notice on Tuesday.

The management department professor is also working as a member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh.

Born in Chattogram's Satkania Upazila, Taher joined the Government College of Commerce in the port city as a faculty member after completing his higher studies at Chittagong University's management department, at Inha University in South Korea and Texas A&M University in the US.

He joined the Department of Management at Chittagong University in 1995. He is also serving as a dean at the university's Faculty of Bus...