Syed Humayun Akhter

Syed Humayun Akhter is a Bangladeshi academic, earthquake researcher, and former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University. He is the former Chairman of the Department of Geology and former Provost of Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Hall at the University of Dhaka. He is a seismologist and established Dhaka University Earth Observatory (DUEO) at the University of Dhaka.

Early life Akhter was born on 26 February 1955 in Kushtia, East Pakistan, Pakistan. His father, Syed Abu Akhter Fazley Rob, was the president of the Bangladesh Medical Association- Kushtia, and his mother was Shahana Khatun.

Career Akhter started working at Prokaushali Sangsad Limited in 1979 and later worked at the National Museum of Bangladesh.

From July 2013 to June 2016, Akhter was the Chairman of the Department of Geology at the University of Dhaka.

In June 2021, Akhter was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University.