Professor Alamgir Serajuddin, formerly vice-chancellor of the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, teaches in the department of history. A barrister-at-law from Lincoln's Inn, Serajuddin has a Ph.D. from London University. He is the author of Revenue Administration of the East India Companyin Chittagong, 1761-1785, and has written several articles and research papers. He has also been visiting professor at Georgetown University, USA.