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Bangladesh has 55 [3] public universities to the bulk of higher studies students. These universities are funded by the government while managed as self-governed organizations. Dhaka Division is home to 14 public universities, among which 9 are in Dhaka City. There are nine public universities in Chittagong Division, the Khulna Division has ...
Bangladesh University (BU) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a private university located at Mohmmadpur in Dhaka ...
After the liberation war of 1971, and Bangladesh's independence, EPUET was renamed to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). [15] In 2002, a first year student in the chemical engineering department, Sabekun Nahar Sony, was killed during a factional clash between two feuding groups of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) at ...
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) is the regulatory body of all the public (government funded) and private universities of Bangladesh. The Private University Act of 1992 paved the way for vigorous sprouting of private universities. 80% of its universities are in their infancy.
Jahangirnagar University was established on 20 August 1970, but formally launched on 12 January 1971 [15] under the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance, 1970 [6] and this day is observed as University Day. Initially, it was named Jahangirnagar Muslim University, and the plan was to operate the university like Aligarh Muslim University.
Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in Bangladesh. [4] [5] The university was founded in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council. [6] Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah, who pioneered the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.
The university exercises academic control over the colleges according to the National University Act 1992 mandated by the National Parliament of Bangladesh and the statutes of the university. It provides the curricula and syllabi, arranges admission test, gives guidelines for admission, arranges inspection, holds examination, publishes results ...
The university's campus is located in Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka. It is one of the largest private universities in Bangladesh in terms of student population. The foundation of the campus was laid on 30 January 2003 by Begum Khaleda Zia, then prime minister of Bangladesh. [7] Classes started in the permanent (current) campus from 9 ...