Md Zahangir Alam is a Bangladeshi academic and vice-chancellor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology.^[1][2] He was a professor of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology at the University of Dhaka.^[3][4]

Alam did his bachelor's degree and masters in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology at the University of Dhaka in 1995 and 1996 respectively.^[5] He did his PhD at the Kumamoto University in 2005.^[5]

Alam joined the University of Dhaka on 14 October 2000 as a lecturer.^[5]

In January 2007, Alam was a promoted to assistant professor.^[5] He was promoted to associate professor on 26 February 2011.^[5] He was promoted to full professor on 3 March 2014.^[5]

Alam was appointed vice-chancellor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology in January 2022.^[6][7]