Bangladesh Aviation and Aerospace University is a public university in Bangladesh.[1] It is funded by the government and is Bangladesh's first higher education institution on aerospace engineering.[2] The permanent campus of BAAU Lalmonirhat besides Airport of Lalmonirhat. As per the admission circular the Aeronautical Engineering program began in January 2020.
বাংলাদেশ এভিয়েশন অ্যান্ড অ্যারোস্পেস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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Motto | Space and Beyond |
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Type | Public Research |
Established | February 28, 2019 |
Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Vice-Chancellor | Air Vice Marshal A K M Manirul Bahar |
Students | 330 (approx) |
Undergraduates | 270 (approx) |
Postgraduates | 60 (approx) |
Address | , , Dhaka-1215 for temporary campus, Lalmonirhat -5500 for permanent Campus , Bangladesh 25°53′25.8″N 89°26′08.2″E / 25.890500°N 89.435611°E |
Campus | Urban, 1,117 acres (4.52 km2) in permanent Campus |
Language | English |
Education System | Co-education |
Accreditation | Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh |
Colors | Metallic Gold and Midnight Blue |
Website | bsmraau |
History
editOn July 11, 2018, the UGC drafted a law and submitted it to the Ministry of Education for setting up an aviation university in Bangladesh.[3] At the Council of Ministers meeting on September 28, 2018, the approval for establishing this university/institution was granted, along with three more universities receiving policy approval on the same day. On February 28, 2019, education minister Dipu Moni placed a bill in the National Parliament regarding the inauguration of this institution and it was passed.[4] A temporary office has been set up at the old airport at Tejgaon, Dhaka to handle the activities of the university.[5] Air Vice-Marshal AHM Fazlul Haque has been appointed as the founding Vice Chancellor of the institution on May 26, 2019. The current Vice Chancellor of the university is Air Vice-Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam.[6]
List of vice-chancellors
edit- Air Vice-Marshal AHM Fazlul Haque (2019 - 2021)
- Air Vice-Marshal Muhammad Nazrul Islam (2021-2022)
- Air Vice Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam (2022-2024)
- Air Vice Marshal A K M Manirul Bahar(2024-Present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bangladesh aviation university in Lalmonirhat soon: Nuruzzaman". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ অনুমোদন পাচ্ছে এভিয়েশন অ্যান্ড অ্যারোস্পেসসহ ৪ পাবলিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ এভিয়েশন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়সহ তিনটি বিল পাস [Three bills passed including one for an Aviation University]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Bangladesh. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Bangladesh Aviation and Aerospace University Bill placed". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Bangladesh Aviation and Aerospace University to be launched in 2021". Bangla Tribune. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Roy, S Dilip (2019-08-26). "Country's first aviation university will be in Lalmonirhat". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-11-09.