Professor Engr. MA Kashem has been appointed as the new vice chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) at Tezgaon Industrial area, Dhaka.

On 18 February 2019, the education ministry has issued a gazette notification in this regard. Before joining as the VC, Professor Engr. MA Kashem was the Head of the department of Apparel Engineering. He replaces Professor Engr. Mashud Ahmed the former VC for the next four years.