On the 6th of June 2023, Professor Dr. Syed Shahadat Hossain of ISRT has been appointed by Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, the Honourable Vice Chancellor of DU, as the Director of the newly formed Dhaka University Research Co-ordination and Monitoring Cell (DURCMC). ISRT family congratulates Professor Hossain on receiving this special honour and wishes him all the success in his new role.