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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 2001 |
| Founder | Quazi Azher Ali |
| Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Anwarul Haque Sharif[1] |
Academic staff | 160[2] |
Administrative staff | 110[2] |
| Students | 6,500[2] |
| Address | Mohmmadpur , , Bangladesh 23°46′02″N 90°20′41″E / 23.7671933°N 90.3447188°E |
| Campus | Urban, the permanent campus having 1.7026 acres of land |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission Bangladesh |
| Website | bu |
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Main gate of Bangladesh University permanent campus
Bangladesh University (BU) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a non-profit, private university. Its main campus is located near the Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban 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.[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
Clubs
- BUPC (Bangladesh University Pharmacy Club)
- BUEC (Bangladesh University Economics Club)
- BUDS (Bangladesh University Debating Society)
- IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
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
Footnotes
- ^ "Anwarul new Bangladesh Univ VC". The Daily Star. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Information". Bangladesh University. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Bangladesh University Main Campus". Bangladesh University. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "The Private University Act, 1992". sai.uni-heidelberg.de. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Information". www.bu.edu.bd. BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Death anniversary of Quazi Azher Ali". The Daily Star. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.