Since its establishment, 27 academic scholars and educationalist have taken responsibility of the University of Dhaka as the Vice Chancellor.
On 26th August 2024, Dr. Niaz Ahmed Khan was appointed as the 30th Vice Chancellor of University of Dhaka.
First Indian Muslim Vice Chancellor of this university was Sir Ahmad Fazlur Rahman.
In March 1971, Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury was the Vice Chancellor but he was in Geneva at that time to attend the UN Human Rights Commission summit.
In that letter he wrote, "I don't find it logical to act as the Vice Chancellor while my unarmed students were killed.