Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), formerly Rangpur University, is a government-financed
public university
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...
in Bangladesh. It is the only general categorised university in
Rangpur Division
Rangpur Division ( bn, রংপুর বিভাগ) is one of the Divisions in Bangladesh. It was formed on 25 January 2010, as Bangladesh's 7th division. Before that, it was under Rajshahi Division. The Rangpur division consists of eight di ...
and the second public university in the region. It was named after the feminist writer and social worker
Begum Rokeya
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain") is the commonly used spelling of Rokeya's full married name, Rokeya herself is never seen to use her full married name in this English spelling. In much of her correspondence in English, she used just her initials: ...
. It is the 30th public university of Bangladesh. It was established on 12 October 2008 under Begum Rokeya University Act, 2009 (2009–29).
Campus
The university is between
Rangpur Cadet College
Rangpur Cadet College is a military college
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact ...
and
Carmichael College
Carmichael College is an educational institution in Rangpur, Bangladesh. It was established on 10 November 1916 and was named after Thomas David Baron Carmichael of Skirling.
The college is situated in Lalbag, to the south from zero point of ...
in
Rangpur. It covers an area of . The university has constructed four academic building and started class from August 2011 in the main campus. Currently, the university has 22 departments and almost 7,000 students. It contains three student halls (two male and one female). There is a library and a cafeteria on the campus.
History
Since 1947, a university in this region has been a long cherished dream. A popular demand for a kind of university that can reach out to a large number of students desiring higher education in this vast region has always been intensely felt but has never been fulfilled. In 2001, the then Prime Minister,
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...
, laid the foundations of Rangpur University of Science and Technology. However, later on the establishment was cancelled.
It was not until August 2007 when
Fakhruddin Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank.
On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-p ...
, chief advisor of the Caretaker Government, agreed in principle to establish a full-fledged university in Rangpur.
Fakhruddin Ahmad, in a historic cabinet meeting held in Rangpur on 2 February 2008, took the decision to establish a university in Rangpur. The Rangpur University Ordinance was approved by the cabinet on 15 June 2008.
M. Lutfar Rahman was appointed the first vice-chancellor on 20 October 2008. Two days later Hossain Zillur Rahman, the then education and commerce advisor to the Caretaker Government formally inaugurated the university.
Administration
* Chancellor: Md. Abdul Hamid, President, The People's Republic of Bangladesh
* Vice-Chancellor (VC): Professor Dr. Md. Hasibur Rashid
* Pro Vice-Chancellor: Sarifa Salowa Dina
Administrative officers
* Registrar: Engr. Md. Alamgir Chowdhury
* Assistant Registrar: Md. Khairul Islam
* Treasurer: Md. Hasibur Rashid
* Proctor: Md. Golam Rabbani
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* Provosts:
** Komolesh Chandra Sarkar, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall
** Shafiqur Rahman, Sohid Mukhtar Elahi Hall
Academics
Undergraduate programs
* BSc (Engineering)
* BSc (Hons.)
* B.A. (Hons.)
* B.B.A. (Hons.)
* B.S.S. (Hons.)
Graduate programs
* MSc (Engineering)
* MSc
* M.A.
* M.B.A.
* M.S.S.
Post Graduate programs
* MPhil (MPhil leading to PhD)
* PhD
Other programs
* M.B.A. (Evening)
Faculties and departments
BRUR has 22 departments under six faculties.
Admission
BRUR enrolls undergraduate students. Students who want to get admitted need to pass and compete on the merit list in the admission test which is highly competitive. Admission tests are arranged by the university under authority of admission council for all faculties.
Statistics based on academic year 2014–15 admission:
* Total applicants: 90,402
* Total seats available: 1,258
* Average applicant to seat ratio: 72:1.
* Acceptance rate: 1.39%
Grading system
The academic year consists of two semesters. Academic courses are based on a credit system. Result scale is out of 4. 80℅-100%= 4. Per course includes 3.00 credits and at last semester there is a compulsory thesis for each student including 6 credits.This university has a unique student that is Arafat Hossain.
Central Library and Information Center
The Central Library and Information Center (CLIC) of Begum Rokeya University was established on 12 October 2008 with an aim to support the instructional and research programs of the university. The vice-chancellor opened all activities of CLIC on 19 November 2009.
Initially, CLIC started functioning at the temporary campus of the university (
Teachers' Training College, Rangpur
Teachers' Training College, Rangpur, is one of the oldest teachers’ training colleges in Bangladesh. There are total fourteen teachers’ training colleges in Bangladesh located in the main cities. All the colleges are financed by the Ministry of ...
). It was shifted to the permanent campus on 19 March 2011. This library and information centre has large reading rooms with huge resources such as books, journals, periodicals etc.
The director is Porimol Chandra Barman.
Institute
Dr. Wazed Research and Training Institute. MPhil & PhD degrees are offered under this institute. The institute is one of the few institutes exclusively designed for MPhil and PhD programs in the country. It also offers MPhil leading to PhD.
Political organisations
*
Bangladesh Chatra League
The Bangladesh Chhatra League ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ছাত্রলীগ; translation: Bangladesh Students' League; BSL), formerly known as the East Pakistan Student League, often simply called the Chhatra League, is a students' po ...
*
Jatiyo Chatra Somaj
*
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal ( bn, জাতীয়তাবাদী ছাত্রদল ''Jatiyôtabadee Chhatrô Dôl''), also known as ''J.C.D'', is the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Many of the top BNP leade ...
* Student Union
* Somajtantrik Chatro Front
Residential halls
For male students
* Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall
* Sohid Mukhtar Elahi Hall
For female students
* Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall
* Sheikh Hasina Hall (under construction)
Infrastructure
Monuments
* Liberation Monument
* Sohid Minar
Academic
* Four academic buildings
* Central Library
* Dr. Wazed Research and Training Institute (DWRTI)
Administration
* Administrative Building
Facilities
* In-campus medical facilities
* Own bus transportation service
* Central library with Computer lab & seminar libraries in departments
* Cafeteria
* Central Mosque
* Cyber Center
List of vice-chancellors
References
External links
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Begum Rokeya
Public universities of Bangladesh
Education in Rangpur, Bangladesh
2008 establishments in Bangladesh
Educational institutions established in 2008