Bandarban University
বান্দরবান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Other name | BbU |
|---|---|
| Type | Semi-public research |
| Established | February 19, 2019 |
| Affiliation | University Grants Commission |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | M. Nurul Islam |
| Students | 250+ (2024)[1] |
| Address | Sualok , , 4600 , Bangladesh 22°07′55″N 92°10′13″E / 22.1320°N 92.1703°E |
| Campus | Urban, 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
Bandarban University is the first semi-public university in Bandarban district of Bangladesh and the first in the country.[2] It is the first university in Bandarban district. An initiative has been taken to establish a permanent campus on 100 acres of land at Suyalok at the entrance of the district headquarters. A temporary campus has been set up temporarily in the heart of the city of Bandarban.[3]
History
Ushwe Sing, minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs took the initiative to establish the university. Several social workers from Bandarban Hill District Council took this initiative forward. Bandarban Education and Development Foundation and Bandarban Hill District Council established this university by investing 75 percent and 25 percent respectively.[4]
On 1 September 2019, the foundation stone of the academic building of Bandarban University was laid in Suyalok Union under the implementation of Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board. Ushwe Sing inaugurated the laying of the foundation stone of the academic building of the university at a cost of ৳5 crore on the university's own land under the implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board.[5]
Schools and departments
School of Science And Technology
- Computer Science and engineering[6]
School of Business Studies
School of Arts, Social Sciences and Law
Vice Chancellor
- A. F. Imam Ali[7]
References
- ^ "Annual Report 2017". University Grants Commission.
- ^ বদলে যাবে পিছিয়ে পড়া অঞ্চলের শিক্ষার চিত্র. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "University Grants Commission". 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ বান্দরবান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় স্বপ্নের হাতছানি [Bandarban University become first Semi public university in Bangladesh]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ পাহাড়ে উচ্চ শিক্ষার স্বপ্ন দেখাচ্ছে বান্দরবান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়. banglanews24.com. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e বান্দরবান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের যাত্রা শুরু. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Bandarban University". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 4 July 2025.