Aftab Ahmed | |
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| Vice-Chancellor ofNational University of Bangladesh | |
| In office 5 July 2003 – 20 July 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Momin Chowdhury |
| Succeeded by | Wakil Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-12-31)31 December 1949 Noakhali,East Bengal,Dominion of Pakistan |
| Died | 26 September 2006(2006-09-26) (aged 56) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka University of London |
Aftab Ahmed (31 December 1949 – 26 September 2006) was a Bangladeshi academic. He served as the 5thvice-chancellor ofNational University of Bangladesh.[1] On 23 September 2006, Ahmed was assassinated at his Dhaka residence.[2]Mofiqul Hasan Tripti, an influential politician of theBangladesh Nationalist Party, was arrested for the crime in August 2018.[3][4]
Ahmed was born at Mirzanagar ofBegumganj Upazila inNoakhali District.[5] He passed theSSC andHSC exams in 1966 and 1968 respectively.[5] He stood first class first in BA (honours) and master's in political science from theUniversity of Dhaka in 1971 and 1972 respectively.[5] He earned his PhD from theUniversity of London in 1983.[5]
Ahmed joined the political science department of theUniversity of Chittagong in 1977 as a lecturer and was promoted to assistant professor in 1981 and associate professor in 1984.[5] He joined the University of Dhaka as a professor of political science department in 1995. He served as thevice-chancellor ofNational University of Bangladesh from July 2003 until July 2005.[1] He was relieved of the position before completing the full 4-year tenure.[6] He then served as a senior professor of political science at theUniversity of Dhaka.[5]
On 23 September 2006, three gunmen stormed Ahmed's residence at the University of Dhaka campus and shot him with several bullets.[2] He was admitted to the Samorita Hospital and then later to theCombined Military Hospital (CMH).[2] Three days later, Ahmed died following a cardiac arrest resulting from blood clots.[5] In 2008, one of the four suspected accused in the murder case gave his confessional statement before a court and disclosed the name ofBangladesh Nationalist PartyMember of ParliamentMofiqul Hasan Tripti in connection with the involvement in the murder.[7] A Dhaka court rejected his bail and ordered him sent to jail on the 10-day remand prayer submitted by the Criminal Investigation Department inspector.[8]
Ahmed was married to Noorjahan Aftab.[5]
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