M. Rostom Ali

Rostom Ali is a Bangladeshi academic and former vice-chancellor of Pabna University of Science & Technology. He is a former professor of the Department of applied chemistry and engineering at the University of Rajshahi.

Early life Ali was born on 16 March 1960 in Pabna District, East Pakistan, Pakistan. He studied at Natia Bari Govt. Primary School.

In March 2018, Ali was appointed the vice-chancellor of Pabna University of Science & Technology replacing Professor Dr. Al-Nakib Chowdhury. Students of the university wanted the vice-chancellor removed from the university.

In January 2022, chairman of the mathematics department, Harunur Rashid, was assaulted when he tried to enter a recruitment meeting of his department. Rashid blamed Ali for the incident. He was freed by Bangladesh Police. In March 2022, he was summoned to a Pabna District Court in a defamation case filed by Awal Kabir Joy, proctor of Pabna University of Science & Technology.

Personal life Ali is married Sharmeen Ali.