Dhaka, July 30 -- Md Shah Amran, professor of pharmacy at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has been appointed a full-time member of the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC).

The Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education issued the appointment on Jul 26 under the Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017, for a four-year term.

Prof Amran is one of three members named in the order.

He previously served as professor and chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Dhaka University before retirement.

He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in pharmacy, both with first class, from the Dhaka University, and a PhD from Japan's University of Yamanashi.

Prof Amran began his teachi...