Dr Maksud Helali new KUET VC

Dr Md Maksud Helali, a renowned technology researcher and retired professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) for a four-year term.

The appointment was made by President Mohammed Shahabuddin, who is also the Chancellor of KUET.

The official notification was issued on Thursday by “Scholarship and Engineering University Branch” of Secondary and Higher Education Division under the Ministry of Education.

The appointment has been made under Section 10(1) of the KUET Act, 2003.

Dr Helali is a distinguished figure in Bangladesh's engineering education sector.