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The government has appointed Prof FM Siddiqui as Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU).
Dr Siddiqui previously served as a prof in the Department of Medicine at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
Senior Assistant Secretary Sanjib Das of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a notification in this regard on Monday.
The notification stated that the former prof of the Medicine Department at Dhaka Medical College has been appointed to the top executive post of the university in accordance with Section 12 of the Bangladesh Medical University Act, 1996, which was amended by Ordinance No 12 of 2025.
According to the terms of the appointment, his tenure as Vice-Chancellor will be for a duration of four years effective from the date of his joining.
However, the President and Chancellor of the university reserve the authority to cancel the appointment at any time as per necessity.