Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is pleased to announce that Didar A Husain, a founding trustee of the university, has been re-elected Chairman of the IUB Board of Trustees for a two-year term covering 2026-27. Mr Husain previously served as Chairman during his first tenure in 2024-25.
Mr Husain, while a freshman at the University of Dhaka, answered the call to join the War of Liberation. He was commissioned as an officer in the 1st War Course of the Bangladesh Army on October 9, 1971, posted to 10 East Bengal. The Liberation War Museum attests to his and his colleagues’ gallantry at Belonia.
Leaving the army as a Major in 1981, he entered the textile business in New Asia and was a Vice President of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) during 2005-2006. Presently, he is the Chairman of Rahim Textile Mills Limited. Besides, he is the Managing Director and Chairman of joint venture companies PCS Bangladesh Private Limited and Cannon Pest Management Bangladesh Private Limited respectively. He is honoured to be a member of the National Council of Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS).
Mr Husain is empathetic about teamwork and hard work and wishes to contribute to IUB’s pursuit of excellence.
The Education, Science, Technology and Cultural Development Trust (ESTCDT), the founding trust of IUB, announced the election and formation of the Board of Trustees for the 2026-27 term on December 23, 2025.
The other members of the board are AK Ashraf Uddin Ahmed, Dr Husne Ara Ali, A Matin Chowdhury, Rashed Chowdhury, Ismail Dobash, Javed Hosein, Mirza Salman Ispahani, Altamash Kabir, Aminur Reza Khan, Mohammad Zakaria Khan, Mrs Yasmine Z. Mahmud, Wajid Ali Khan Panni, Saifur Rahman, Towhid Samad, Abdul Hai Sarker and Altaf Hossain Sarker.
