Professor Dr. Md. Faridul Islam has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University. The announcement was made by Education Minister Dr. A. N. M. Ehsanul Haque Milan during a briefing at the Ministry of Education on Monday, March 16, 2026, after 4 p.m. Dr. Faridul Islam currently serves as the General Secretary of the university’s Zia Parishad and is a faculty member in the Department of Marketing.

The appointment marks a new leadership phase for Rajshahi University, one of Bangladesh’s major public universities. The announcement was part of a series of recent vice-chancellor appointments across several universities, including Jagannath University, Dhaka University, and Chittagong University, as mentioned in the same report.

The Education Ministry’s decision reflects ongoing administrative updates within higher education institutions, focusing on leadership renewal and academic governance.