Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology

Vice Chancellor

Professor Brigadier General K M Salzar Hossain, ndc, psc (Retd)

 

                              Vice Chancellor                                                       vc@baiust.ac.bd                          BAIUST, Cumilla 

 

        Resume of Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of the Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology 

  1.        Professor Brigadier General K M Salzar Hossain, ndc, psc was commissioned in Bangladesh Army in the Corps of Engineers. The officer had his early education in Rajshahi Cadet College. He graduated from CU in 1984. On completion of his basic education on military engineering, Professor Brigadier General Salzar went to BUET to study CE. Accordingly, he completed his graduation in CE in 1993. Later he completed MSc in Water Resources Engineering from BUET in 2001.
  1.        During his services in Bangladesh Army, Professor Brigadier General Salzar served as Lecturer and Assistant Professor in the School of Military Engineering at Qadirabad Cantonment. He also taught at MIST as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in the Dept of CE. He held the appointments of the Head of the Dept of Architecture and Dean of the Faculty of CE and at MIST. His area of studies/teaching included Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, River Engineering, Hydraulic Structures, Sediment Transport, Project Planning & Management, etc. As a part of the training in Bangladesh Army, Brigadier General Salzar attended the Staff Courses in Defence Service Command and Staff College and obtained a Masters in Defence Studies from National University. He also studied in National Defence College and obtained a Masters in Strategic and Development Studies from BUP.
  1.        Beside his services as teacher and administrator, Professor Brigadier General Salzar also served as the Project Director, Construction of Server Stations for Electoral Database, Election Commission, Bangladesh for 5 years and Project Director, Road Construction Projects in the Chittagong Hill Tracts for 3 years. He commanded a Bangladesh Engineer Contingent in UNMIL, Liberia, and an Engineer Battalion in Bangladesh Army. He also served as an Engineer Staff Officer at UN Regional HQ in UNAVEM-III, Angola.
  1.      Professor Brigadier General Salzar is a widely traveled person and visited Angola, Bhutan, China, England, Indonesia, KSA, Kuwait, Liberia, Malaysia, Namibia, Sierra Leon, South Korea, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
  1.     Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology (BAIUST) has stepped into 9th year. Professor Salzar is the 2nd VC of BAIUST. During his time BAIUST constructed and shifted to its Permanent Campus. A 20-year perspective plan is made and BAIUST is progressing as per perspective plan.