Bangladesh University (BU) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a

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, private university. Its main campus is located near the

Jatiyo Sangshad Bhaban Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament House, ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন ''Jatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn'') is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. ...

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 ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. The university was established in 2001 under the Private University Act 1992. The university's founder was Quazi Azher Ali, who served as first

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of the university from 2001 to 2009.

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 *

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semester The academic system of BU for Engineering consists with two semesters: * Spring semester *

semester

List of vice-chancellors

* Prof. Anwarul Haque Sharif * Prof. Dr. Mesbah Uddin Ahmed (Mesbah Kamal), Present VC

References

External links

Bangladesh University
{{authority control Educational institutions established in 2001 Private universities in Bangladesh 2001 establishments in Bangladesh Universities and colleges in Dhaka