Former DU VC Niaz Ahmed joins Grameen University as senior adviser

Grameen University Trust has announced that Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan, PhD, former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, has joined Grameen University as senior strategic adviser with formal approval from Dhaka University.

The announcement came through a post from the official facebook page of Yunus Centre on Tuesday.

Following government approval in March 2025 from the Ministry of Education, and subsequent clearance in April 2025 from the University Grants Commission (UGC), preparations are underway to begin academic activities alongside the construction of a permanent campus for Grameen University.

The campus is being built on around 33 acres (approximately 100 bighas) of land in Kaliganj, Gazipur.

The first portion of land was acquired in 2014, but repeated delays in government approval stalled the project, said the official post.

After a detailed review, inspection and evaluation under existing laws and regulations governing private universities, the institution finally received official approval last year, it added.