The National University of Bangladesh ( bn, জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ ) is a
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 ...
of Bangladesh that was established by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating University of the country to impart graduate and post-graduate level education to the students through its affiliated colleges and professional institutions throughout the country. It is the
fourth largest university in the world according to enrollment. The headquarters is in
Gazipur
Gazipur ( bn, গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District. It is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. Its other name is Joydebpur.
Demogra ...
, on the outskirts of
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
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Organization
It is a postgraduate teaching and research university as well as an affiliating university. It is state-run and public. The university has a school and a centre. It has established institutes that provide courses leading to
MPhil
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. In the United States, an MPhil typically includes a taught portion and a significant research portion, during which a thesis project is conducted under supervision. An MPhil m ...
and PhD degrees.
The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (IHS) was introduced in 1997 to offer two-year M.Phil. following modern American credit hour and semester system including course work, two-month internship and thesis guided by a supervisor. The M.Phil. is an interdisciplinary degree which is intensive enough to help the students to pursue PhD courses. The course is open to faculty members who are employed at universities and colleges.
Four more institutes – the Institute of Liberation and Bangladesh Studies (ILBS), Institute of National Science (INS), Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), and Institute of Business and Management Studies (IBMS) – have all the formalities complete toward their constitutions and are soon to provide higher courses related to science, needs of life, and national heritage.
Very few of the teachers teaching at honours and masters level have higher training. The training programme of the university is designed to augment the knowledge of the college teachers, enhance their skill in teaching and get them an exposure to higher ideas. Eminent educationists and scholars of the country are associated with the academic programmes provided on campus.
There are four academic units:
* School of Under Graduate Studies
* Centre for Post-Graduate Studies Training & Research
* M. Phil./Ph.D.Programme Unit
* Centre for Curriculum Development and Evaluation
The school and centres organise education in colleges and improve the standard. The university provides bachelor's, honours and master's degrees in ten disciplines: languages, humanities, social science, commerce and business administration, physical sciences, mathematical sciences, biological science, education, law and computer technology.
Apart from the units providing campus teaching at Board Bazar, Gazipur, the university has about 2,254 component/affiliated colleges. These colleges under its academic control cater for courses leading to Pass, Honours and master's degrees. 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, and awards certificates.
The National University of Bangladesh is now the fifth largest university in the world after its 17-year history by its number of registered students at affiliated colleges. It is also one of the largest universities in the world by number of affiliated colleges and number of expanding subjects and courses.
Academic departments
* Faculty of Arts
** Department of Arabic
** Department of Bengali
** Department of English
** Department of Pali
** Department of Sanskrit
** Department of History
** Department of Islamic History & Culture
**Department of Islamic Studies
* Faculty of Business Studies
** Department of BBA (Professional)
** Department of Aviation Management
** Department of Library Management
** Department of Accounting
** Department of Finance & Banking
** Department of Management
** Department of Marketing
** Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
* Faculty of Engineering (Professionals)
** Dept. of Aeronautical and Aviation Science and Engineering
** Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
** Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering
*Faculty of Life & Earth Science
**Department of Psychology
**Department of Zoology
**Department of Geography & Environment Studies
**Department of Botany
* Faculty of Science
** Department of Computer Science
** Department of Chemistry
** Department of Physics
** Department of Mathematics
** Department of Statistics
* Faculty of Social Science
** Department of Law
** Department of Economics
** Department of Political science
** Department of Sociology
** Department of Social Work
** Department of Anthropology
** Department of Public Administration
** Department of Home Economics
** Department of Information science and Library Management
* Faculty of Technology (Professionals)
** Department of FDT
** Department of AMT
** Department of KMT
Vice-Chancellors
Full list of the vice-chancellors.
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Muhammad Abdul Bari
Muhammad Abdul Bari ( bn, মুহাম্মাদ আব্দুল বারি; born October 1953), is a Bangladeshi-born British physicist, writer, teacher, and community leader. He is a former secretary of Muslim Aid, a former chairm ...
(1992–1996)
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Aminul Islam (1996–2000)
# Durgadas Bhattacharjee (2000–2001)
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Abdul Momin Chowdhury
Abdul Momin Chowdhury (born 22 January 1940) is a Bangladeshi historian and academic. He was the Vice-chancellor of National University, Bangladesh, National University of Bangladesh and Primeasia University, Bangladesh. He also served as the Pre ...
(2001–2003)
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Aftab Ahmad (2003–2005)
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Wakil Ahmed
Wakil Ahmed is a Bangladeshi academic who served as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh National University from July 2005 until December 2007. He is the former president of the Bangla Academy and the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. He was awarded E ...
(2005–2007)
# Syed Rashedul Hasan (in-charge;2007–2008)
# M Mofakhkharul Islam (2008–2009)
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Kazi Shahidullah (2009–2013)
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Harun-or-Rashid
Harun-or-Rashid is a Bangladeshi academic. He is a former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh National University.
Education
Born in Barishal District, Rashid obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Dhaka. He earned his Ph.D. ...
(2013–2021)
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Md. Moshiur Rahman (2021 - Present)
Research and publication
* ''The National University Journal''
* ''Publication "7 দফা'র 100 বছর"''
* ''Newsletter''
* ''Samachar''
* ''Masters Regular Quata Admission Result''
Prominent affiliated colleges
There are some 2,254
[ colleges affiliated to NUB. Prominent ones include the following:
*Alhaz Abdul Haque Chowdhury Degree College, Feni
*]Feni Government College
Feni Government College is a traditional higher education institute of Feni District of Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in southeastern Bengal. It is located in the heart of Feni City.
History
In 1918, various initia ...
, Feni
* Abudharr Gifari College
* AIICT- Ahsanullah Institute of Information & Communication Technology
* Bandarban Government College, Bandarban Chattogram
* Bangladesh Institute of Science and Technology (BIST)
* Bara aulia degree college
* Brahmanbaria Government College
Brahmanbaria Government College is an educational institute of Brahmanbaria. The college is 200 yards east from Brahmanbaria Railway Station. This college is affiliated to National University, Bangladesh.
Founding background
In the 1939, the Bri ...
* Brajalal College
Government Brajalal College ( bn, সরকারি ব্রজলাল কলেজ), also known as BL College, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. It is located in Khulna, a major metropolis of the country.
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* Brojomohun College
Govt. Brojomohun College, Barisal (also BM College) is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. It is located in the city of Barisal in south-western Bangladesh.
History
On June 14, 1889, Aswini Kumar Dutta founded Brojo ...
* 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 ...
* Charkalekhan Adarsha College
* Chittagong College
Chittagong College is a government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. It offers higher secondary education (HSC), bachelor's degree and master's degree.
History
Having begun ...
* Chandpur Government College
Chandpur Government College ( bn, চাঁদপুর সরকারি কলেজ) is a college in Chandpur, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and renowned colleges in Chandpur as well as in Chittagong division. The college is located in C ...
* College of Aviation & Technology
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, Uttara, Dhaka
* College of Business Science & Technology - CBST, Mymensingh
* Cox's Bazar City College, Cox's Bazar
* Cox's Bazar Govt. College
* Dhaka City College
Dhaka City College ( bn, ঢাকা সিটি কলেজ) also known as DCC, is one of the oldest private college in the country of Bangladesh. It is located at Qudrat-i-Khuda road, Dhanmondi Thana, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It offers Honours, ...
* Dhaka Commerce College
Dhaka Commerce College ( bn, ঢাকা কমার্স কলেজ) is a master's level college in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1989, it was the first college in Dhaka city to specialise in business studies. Students receive ...
* Dhaka Dakshin Government College
* Daffodil Institute of IT (DIIT)
* Daffodil Institute of Science and Technology (DIST)
* Dinajpur Government College
Dinajpur Government College ( bn, দিনাজপুর গভঃ কলেজ) is a government college located in Dinajpur.
History
Dinajpur Government College, located in Dinajpur, is one of Bangladesh's earliest higher educational institut ...
* Edward College, Pabna
Govt. Edward College, Pabna is one of the oldest colleges in Bangladesh.
History
It was established in July 1898 in Pabna. The college was first named as "Pabna Institution" and founded by Shree Gopal Chandra Lahiri, the famous educationist at t ...
* Feni Government College
Feni Government College is a traditional higher education institute of Feni District of Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in southeastern Bengal. It is located in the heart of Feni City.
History
In 1918, various initia ...
* Gachbariya Government College, Chandanish, Chittagong
* Gobindoganj Govt. College, Gaibandha
* Government Azizul Haque College, Bogra
* Government City College, Chittagong
Govt. City College Chittagong is a higher secondary and undergraduate level college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is located in Ice Factory Road (near New Market), 4000 Chittagong, in the Nalapara area of the city.
It was established in 1954. It o ...
* Government Commerce College Chittagong
* Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College
Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College ( bn, সরকারি হাজী মুহাম্মদ মহসিন কলেজ ) (alternatively spelled Government Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College) is one of the renowned colleges of Bangladesh lo ...
* Government Ispahani College, Keraniganj, Dhaka.
* Government Padma College, Dohar, Dhaka
* Government Physical Education College, Dhaka
* Government Saadat College, Tangail
* Government Shahid Sohrawardi College
* Government Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Mohila College, Tangail
* Govt. Sundarban Adarsha College, Khulna
* Government Tolaram College
Government Tolaram College is now Government Tolaram University College. Tolaram College Narayanganj, Bangladesh
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* Government Syed Hatem Ali College
Government Syed Hatem Ali College ( bn, সরকারি সৈয়দ হাতেম আলি কলেজ), located in Barisal, is one of the renowned colleges of southern Bangladesh. It is a university level college where students besides ...
* Gunabati Degree College
* Habibullah Bahar College
Habibullah Bahar College ( bn, হাবীবুল্লাহ বাহার কলেজ) is a college in Dhaka
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* Haji Jamir Uddin Shafina Women's College
* Institute of Global Management and Information System (IGMIS), Chattogram
* Institute of Science, Trade and Technology (ISTT)
* Islamia University College, Chittagong
* IST-Institute of Science and Technology
* Jahangirpur Govt. College
* Jeshore govt. City college
* Joypurhat Govt. College
* Khilgaon Model College
* Kumudini Women's College, Tangail
* Lalmatia Mohila College, Dhaka
* Madan Mohan College, Sylhet
* Maheshpur degree college
* Marine Fisheries Academy, Chittagong
* Maulana Mohammad Ali College
* Michael Modhushudon College
* Mirpur College
Mirpur College, also known as Mirpur University College, is a private college in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is affiliated to National University, and is the only master's level college in Mirpur Model Thana
Mirpur ( bn, মীরপুর/ ...
* MIST- Model Institute of Science and Technology
* Moulvibazar Govt. College, Maulvibazar - Edu Icon (36)
* Murapara University College
* Murari Chand College, Sylhet
* Najiur Rahman Collage Bhola
* Narsingdi Government College
* Nawabganj Government College
* New Government Degree College, Rajshahi
The New Government Degree College ( bn, নিউ গভঃ ডিগ্রী কলেজ, রাজশাহী) is a government-sponsored independent college located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
History
This college was established in 1966. S ...
* Omar Gani M.E.S. College
* Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College
Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College ( bn, পাকুন্দিয়া আদর্শ মহিলা কলেজ) is a higher secondary and undergraduate college for girls in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The education ...
* Patuakhali Government College, Patuakhali, Barishal
* Rajshahi College
Rajshahi College ( bn, রাজশাহী কলেজ ''Rajshahi Kôlej'') is the third oldest institution of higher education in Bangladesh. Established in 1873 in Rajshahi city, it is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka Col ...
* Rajshahi Government City College, Rajshahi
* Rangpur Government College
* Rayermohal Mohabidyalay, Rayermohal, Khulna
* Sapahar Government College
* Shaikh Burhanuddin Post Graduate College
* Sylhet Government Women's College
Sylhet Govt. Women's College ( bn, সিলেট সরকারি মহিলা কলেজ)is an academy located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was established in 1939 and makes important contributions in field of women's studies in Bangladesh. ...
* Tejgaon College
Tejgaon College,Dhaka ( bn, তেজগাঁও কলেজ,ঢাকা) is a college in Dhaka city, Bangladesh which was founded in 1961. It has 30,000 students.
Tejgaon College is located at Farmgate
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* Tongi Government College
* Victoria College, Comilla
* Victoria College, Narail
* Roverpolli College, Gazipur
References
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Educational institutions established in 1992
1992 establishments in Bangladesh
Organisations based in Gazipur
Universities and colleges in Gazipur District