Anwarullah Chowdhury

Chowdhury earned his master's degree in sociology from the University of Dhaka and Ph.D. from Delhi School of Economics.^[1]

Chowdhury was a member of University Grants Commission, a visiting professor of Minnesota State University, a visiting fellow of University of Sussex and dean of the faculty of Social Science. He is the founder chairman of the Anthropology Department of the University of Dhaka.^[1]

Chowdhury was appointed the vice-chancellor of Green University of Bangladesh in February 2008 and Bangladesh Islami University in April 2014.^[1][2]

On 1 August 2002, Chowdhury, along with proctor Nazrul Islam, resigned from the vice-chancellor position of the University of Dhaka following an assault into Shamsunnahar Hall, a female hall, by male police on 23 July. The female students had been protesting the illegal stay of political activists in the university dormitories.^[3][4] Chowdhury faced criticism at that time for failing to take measures against the police assault.^[5]

In August 2015, a trust fund, worth of 600,000 Taka, named "Professor DR Anwarullah Chowdhury Trust Fund" was established at the Anthropology Department of the University of Dhaka.^[6] The trust fund was revoked within a month, following student protests against it.^[7]

In February 2018, Chowdhury was appointed as a part-time teacher of the anthropology department. But he was relieved from the duty within a week.^[8]