BAU Correspondent :
Professor Dr. Lutful Hassan was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Thursday.
Prior to joining the present position he was one of the most senior Professors of the same University in the Department of the Genetics & Plant Breeding under faculty of Agriculture. He is now 24th Vice-Chancellor of the University. He was also a student of the BAU .
Born in January 28,1956, Professor Dr. Lutful Hassan comes of the Wazipur under the district of Barisal. He is the son of renowned social worker late Abul Hassan and mother Fatema Begum.
He passed B. Sc. Agriculture(Hons) under the Faculty of the Agriculture , BAU in 1976 acquiring 1st class fourth. He did MSc (Agriculture) in Genetics & Plant Breeding from BAU in 1977 acquiring 1st class First. He did his Ph.D from the University of Wales. Aberystwyth , U.K. in 1989. He also completed Post Doctoral Fellow in University of Wales. Aberystwyth , United Kingdom; University of Miyazaki, Japan; University of Gottingen,Germany; Kansas State University,USA and University of Kagoshima,Japan in 1995 to 2011.
Professor Dr. Lutful Hassan joined BAU as a Lecturer in 1981 and was promoted to the rank of Professor in 1995.
Dr. Lutful Hassan possesses an eminent, well known and respected background of career with a plethora of research exposure and quality national and international publications. He worked as an editor of many national & international Journals. He has 166 number of publications in journals and proceedings. He participated in good number of National and International conferences, workshops, seminar and symposiums held on the subjects related to the field of specialization, presented technical papers and chaired several technical sessions. During 38 years of his teaching, research and color eventful career at BAU, Professor Hassan had a vast administrative exposure by holding key academic and administrative positions namely, Coordinator, Committee for advanced Studies & Research; Member, pay and service commission, Bangladesh 2014; Convener, Provost Council; Director, BAU Research System (BAURES); Head, Department of the Genetics & Plant Breeding; Provost-Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall; He was also President of Bangladesh Agricultural University Teacher’s Association; President of Gonotantric Shikkhok Forum; President of Crop Science Society of Bangladesh, Persident of JSPS Alumni Association, President of Bangladesh Association for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering and also Member of Bangladesh Chhatra League Central Committee, Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League BAU Unit, Vice President of Shamsul Haque Hall Student Sangsad , Vice President of Agriculture Faculty Student Organization. He served as Agriculture Specialist (Consultant) in IRRI.
