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]

Bandarban University
বান্দরবান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Other name
BbU
TypeSemi-public research
EstablishedFebruary 19, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-19)
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorA. F. Imam Ali
Students60 (2022)[1]
Address
Suyalok
, ,
4600
,
Bangladesh

22°07′55″N 92°10′13″E / 22.1320°N 92.1703°E / 22.1320; 92.1703
CampusUrban, 100 acres (40 ha)
LanguageEnglish
Websitebubban.agamilabs.com

History

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The under-construction campus building in 2018

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

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School of Science And Technology

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  • Computer Science and engineering[6]

School of Business Studies

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  • Department of BBA[6]
  • Department of MBA[6]

School of Arts, Social Sciences and Law

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  • Department of English[6]
  • Department of Governance and Development Education[6]

Vice Chancellor

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  1. A. F. Imam Ali[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Report 2017". University Grants Commission.
  2. ^ SOMOY TV (2023-02-25). বদলে যাবে পিছিয়ে পড়া অঞ্চলের শিক্ষার চিত্র | Bandarban University | Education News | Somoy TV. Retrieved 2024-05-20 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "University Grants Commission". 2019-11-01. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  4. ^ "Bandarban University become first Semi public university in Bangladesh". www.kalerkantho.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  5. ^ "পাহাড়ে উচ্চ শিক্ষার স্বপ্ন দেখাচ্ছে বান্দরবান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় :: BanglaNews24.com mobile". 2019-11-28. Archived from the original on 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  6. ^ a b c d e "বান্দরবান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের যাত্রা শুরু". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2019-02-07. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  7. ^ "বান্দরবান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়", উইকিপিডিয়া (in Bengali), 2023-08-09, retrieved 2024-05-20