1. Khaleda Ekram was a Bangladeshi architect, professor, researcher, and academic.
18 Facts About Khaleda Ekram
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Khaleda Ekram served as the 12th vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
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Khaleda Ekram was the former dean of the faculty of architecture and planning and head of the department of architecture at BUET.
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Khaleda Ekram was the first woman to be appointed as the vice-chancellor of BUET.
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Khaleda Ekram held the position from September 2014 until her death in May 2016.
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Khaleda Ekram was born on 6 August 1950, in Dhaka, to Khaleda Ekram Hussain and Qamrunnessa Hussain.
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Khaleda Ekram had three sisters, Kamela Akhter Ishaque, Morsheda Karim, and Masuda Ahmed.
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Khaleda Ekram received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1974.
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Khaleda Ekram pursued higher education in urban planning and design in the United States, where she earned her graduate degree from the University of Hawaii in 1980.
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Khaleda Ekram began her career in 1974 as a junior architect at Bastukalabid Limited in Dhaka.
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Khaleda Ekram worked for Parikalpak Sangstha Limited, for a brief period in 1975.
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Khaleda Ekram first joined as a lecturer and then became assistant professor in 1977.
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Khaleda Ekram worked at East West Center and contributed to community service projects in Honolulu.
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Khaleda Ekram went on to become the head of the department in 1997 and the dean of the faculty of architecture and planning in 1999.
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Khaleda Ekram was the second female to hold the position of VC in the history of the nation.
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Khaleda Ekram patronized and facilitated many extra-curricular activities for the students in an attempt to improve their college experience.
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On 11 May 2016, Khaleda Ekram was admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma disease.
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Khaleda Ekram was buried in her mother's grave at the Banani Graveyard in Dhaka.