Professor M. Shahinoor Rahman: The Image of a True Academician and a Skilled Administrator
Sajib Ghosh
6th May, 2021 06:58:09
Professor Dr. M. Shahinoor Rahman, enriched with thirty years of teaching experience in the department of English at different public universities and hardened by eight years of administrative experience as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Islamic University, Kushtia, has turned out to be a seasoned educationist, distinguished folklorist, meticulous researcher, vibrant writer, and skilled administrator. Born in a culturally rich Kushtia district in 1966, M. Shahinoor Rahman, son of a freedom fighter and civil servant Md. Abdur Rahman and Deloara Rahman Jostna, was brought up in the cities of Khulna and Dhaka. Highly commendable and diligent throughout his student life, Dr. Rahman graduated with Honours from the Department of English at Rajshahi University and did his MA from the same university, securing first class first position. Later, he earned a fully-funded scholarship for higher education at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. Dr. Rahman completed a Master of Arts Degree with a thesis (equivalent to M.Phil. Degree in Bangladesh) from the Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Henry Glassie, Professor Emeritus, and eminent Professor of College of Arts and Science at Indiana University. M. Rahman, a lifelong seeker of Knowledge, accomplished his Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.) in 2002 on Rudyard Kipling, one of the most potent and prolific English writers of all time.