Former adviser to caretaker government Syed Manzur Elahi has been elected chairperson of the Board of Trustees of East West University (EWU), says a press release.
One of the founders of the university, Syed Manzur Elahi was elected chairman at a meeting on the campus at Aftabnagar in the city on Thursday.
He took over charge from the outgoing chairperson and former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Mohammed Farashuddin.
Other members of the Board of Trustees and the vice-chancellor of the university were present on the occasion.