Prof Md Imdadul Hoque of the Botany department at Dhaka University has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor (VC) of Jagannath University (JnU).

The education ministry issued a notification in this regard yesterday, said JnU Registrar Md Ohiduzzaman.

President Abdul Hamid, also chancellor of the university, appointed Imdadul as VC of JnU for a four-year term, the registrar added.