Architect Nilufer Zafarullah and Salma Karim have been elected chairman and vice-chairman of Education Science Technology and Cultural Development Trust (ESTCDT) respectively for the next two years.
Nilufer Zafarullah re-elected for the post while Salma Karim replaced Md Tanveer Madar for the first time, said a press release.
ESTCDT was established in 1992 as a philanthropic body with a strong commitment to take Bangladesh’s higher education to global standards. Under ESTCDT, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) was founded in 1993 in Dhaka and the Chittagong Independent University (CIU) in 2013.
Nilufer Zafarullah was also member of the 9th and 10th Parliamentary elections respectively.