Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Kishoreganj

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University
বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
	Logo of BSMRU
Type	Public university
Established	2020; 4 years ago
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Z. M. Parvez Sazzad
Location	Kishoreganj District, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 24°26′29″N 90°46′32″E / 24.4415°N 90.7755°E
Campus	103.87 acres
Website	bsmru.ac.bd

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Kishoreganj (Bengali: বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a government financed public university located in the town of Kishoreganj in Bangladesh. Established in 2020, BSMRU is named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country's founding father. On 24 January 2020 in regular cabinet meeting, chaired by prime minister, agreed in principle to the Acts for the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University in Kishoreganj District.^[1]^[2] Z M Parvez Sazzad,^[3] a professor at the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)^[4] in Dhaka University,^[5] will serve as the founding vice-chancellor of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University in Kishorganj for the next four years starting from 27 January 2021.^[6]

About BSMRU

BSMRU offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in a range of disciplines, including business administration, English, engineering, and science. The university has seven faculties and more than thirty departments.

Academics

Faculties

Faculty of Science

Department of Mathematics
Department of Physics and Astronomy (proposed)
Department of Chemistry (proposed)
Department of Statistics and Data Science (proposed)
Department of Geography and Water Resource Management (proposed)

Faculty of Social Science

Department of Political Science and Bangladesh Studies (proposed)
Department of Social Work (proposed)
Department of Economics (proposed)
Department of Population Science (proposed)
Department of International Relations (proposed)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology (proposed)

Institutes

Institute of Intelligent Systems for Automation
Institute of Information Technology and Communication System Development
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development
Institute of Supply Chain Management

Centers

Centre for Skill Development
Centre for Bangladesh and South Asia Studies
Centre for Waste Management

Research

Research centers

Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering (CNE)
Centre for Biosystems Science and Engineering (CBSSE)
Centre for Communications, Networking, Signal and Image Processing (CcNSIP)
Centre for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP)
Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences (CeIMS)
Centre for Society and Policy (CSP)
Centre for Energy Research (CER)

References

^ "Two more public univs approved". New Age. 28 January 2020.
^ "Cabinet approves BERC bill, 2 universities". Dhaka Tribune. 30 December 2019.
^ "Z. M. Parvez Sazzad". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "Z. M. Parvez Sazzad, PhD | EEE-DU". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ Parvez, Dr. Z M Sazzad. "Dr. Z M Sazzad Parvez". Dhaka University Website. Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "Govt appoints VCs at Chandpur, Kishoreganj universities". Daily Sun. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

[1] "Two more public univs approved". New Age. 28 January 2020.

[2] "Cabinet approves BERC bill, 2 universities". Dhaka Tribune. 30 December 2019.

[3] "Z. M. Parvez Sazzad". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[4] "Z. M. Parvez Sazzad, PhD | EEE-DU". Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[5] Parvez, Dr. Z M Sazzad. "Dr. Z M Sazzad Parvez". Dhaka University Website. Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[6] "Govt appoints VCs at Chandpur, Kishoreganj universities". Daily Sun. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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