Bangladesh University
TypePrivate
Established2001 (2001)
FounderQuazi Azher Ali
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorSyed Humayun Akhter[1]
Academic staff
160[2]
Administrative staff
110[2]
Students6,500+[2]
Address
Mohmmadpur
,
Dhaka
,
Bangladesh

23°46′02″N 90°20′41″E / 23.7672°N 90.3447°E / 23.7672; 90.3447
CampusUrban, the permanent campus having 1.7026 acres of land
AffiliationsUniversity Grants Commission Bangladesh
Websitebu.edu.bd

Bangladesh University (BU) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a private university located at Mohmmadpur in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3] The university was established in 2001 under the Private University Act 1992.[4] The university's founder was Quazi Azher Ali, who served as first vice chancellor of the university from 2001 to 2009.[2][5][6]

Faculties and departments

Bangladesh University has the following faculties and departments:

Faculty of Business Administration & Economics
  • Dept. of Business Administration
  • Dept. of Economics
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology
  • Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
  • Dept. of Architecture
  • Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
  • Mathematics
  • Pharmacy
Faculty of Arts, Social Science & Law
  • Dept. of English
  • Dept. of Law
  • Dept. of Sociology

Academic calendar

The academic system of BU consists with three semesters:

  • Spring semester
  • Summer semester
  • Fall semester

The academic system of BU for Engineering consists with two semesters:

  • Spring semester
  • Fall semester

List of vice-chancellors

  • Anwarul Haque Sharif[6]
  • Mesbah Uddin Ahmed (Mesbah Kamal), present VC[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "VC Office". Bangladesh University.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Information". Bangladesh University. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bangladesh University Main Campus". Bangladesh University. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Private University Act, 1992". sai.uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Death anniversary of Quazi Azher Ali". The Daily Star. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Anwarul new Bangladesh Univ VC". The Daily Star.
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