The syndicate of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet cancelled the contractual appointments of registrar Syed Salim Mohammad Abdul Kadir and two other officials at its meeting on 16 October. Kalam Ahmed Chowdhury has been given acting charge as registrar. In a farewell message on his Facebook account, Abdul Kadir thanked colleagues and students for a career of nearly 32 years.
“Nearly 32 years of working life comes to an end, and a new chapter begins,” Abdul Kadir wrote in the message on 23 October. He joined SUST as a section officer on 29 October 1994 and went on to serve as assistant registrar, deputy registrar and additional registrar, among other administrative posts.
In the message he also recalled how he came to the university. As a master’s student in public administration at the University of Chittagong, he visited the SUST campus for the first time and, standing in front of Administrative Building 2, wished to work there as a section officer. He wrote that he had prayed to God for that wish to be fulfilled.
Over his career he worked with several vice-chancellors, and in the message he recalled his years under former vice-chancellors Professor Mohammad Habibur Rahman and Professor Mosleh Uddin Ahmed.
After the political change of 5 August 2024 he took acting charge as registrar at the request of the university’s interim administration, and was later appointed registrar under vice-chancellor Professor Dr A. M. Sarwar Uddin Chowdhury. When his regular service ended, the syndicate approved a two-year contractual appointment. That contract was cancelled at the syndicate meeting of 16 October.
The university has not publicly given a separate reason for cancelling the registrar’s appointment. Vice-chancellor Professor Dr Md Khairul Islam told the Daily Naya Diganta: “In line with the decision of all members of the syndicate, the appointments of everyone on contract, including the chief engineer, have been cancelled.” The contractual appointments of chief engineer Md Joynal Ahmed Chowdhury and engineer Bikash Chandra Das were cancelled at the same meeting. A committee led by pro-vice-chancellor Professor Dr Rabiul Islam has also been formed to investigate questions over Tk 8.7 million spent on repairing the university’s internal roads, Zoom Bangla reported; the published reports do not link the registrar to that investigation. The vice-chancellor could not be reached when called on 28 October for the reason behind the cancellations.
In his farewell message Abdul Kadir thanked the university’s past and present vice-chancellors, pro-vice-chancellors, treasurers, teachers, officers and staff for their cooperation. He described the students as the life of the university and the main force behind its progress, and praised their talent, hard work and achievements.
He said he was hopeful that SUST would keep advancing through education, research and achievement and contribute to the good of the country and its people. Giving thanks to God, he asked everyone for their prayers and good wishes as he begins a new chapter of his life.
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