University of Barisal
| University of Barisal | |
|---|---|
| বরিশাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
 | |
| Motto | জ্ঞানই শক্তি |
Motto in English | Knowledge is power |
| Established | 2011 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | President Mohammad Zillur Rahman |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Harunor Rashid Khan |
Academic staff | 87 |
Administrative staff | 210 |
| Students | 3700 |
| Undergraduates | 3700 |
| Location | Barisal, Bangladesh |
| Campus | Suburban (50 acres) |
| Language | English, Bengali |
| Nickname | BU |
| Website | www.barisaluniv.edu.bd |
University of Barisal (Bengali: বরিশাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) a public university located in Barisal, Bangladesh. It is the only general public university in Barisal division and the country's 33rd public university. It started educational activities on 25 January 2012.
History
Demand for a university was first made in 1960 before the independence of Bangaladesh. In 1973, then-Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared he wished to establish a university in Barisal during a rally held in the city. President Ziaur Rahman made a similar statement concerning establishing a university in Barisalon November 23, 1978, at a rally in Barisal Circuit House.
After three decades, following strong demand from the people of Barisal, the proposal was passed in ECNEC on November 29, 2008, by then Caretaker Government. On 22 November 2011, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction of building of the university. The educational activities were inaugurated by Minister for education Nurul Islam on 25 January 2012, in a temporary campus in Barisal Zilla School.
Main campus construction is scheduled to finish in 2013 at Karnakati on the eastern bank of the Kirtonkhola river in Sadar upazila. Tk 90 core will be used to construct the university on 50 acres of land, including 12 acres of private and 38 acres public land.
In academic year 2011-2012 around 400 students are enrolled in six majors under four disciplines.[1][2]
Location
The university's temporary campus is located at Barisal Zilla School. The campus will be on the eastern bank of the River Kirtonkhola in Sadar upazila of Barisal Division.
Academic
Classes for the 2011-12 academic year started on 25 January 2012. Admission is offered in five subjects: Management and Marketing, English, Economics, Sociology and Mathematics. Currently it offers admission in 6 faculties and 18 departments.
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
- Department of Bengali
- Department of English
Faculty of Business Studies
- Department of Accounting and Information System (AIS)
- Department of Finance and Banking
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Management Studies
Faculty of Bio-Sciences and Agriculture
- Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences
- Department of Botany and Crop Science
- Department of Geology and Mining
Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science & Engineering
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
Faculty of Social Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Public Administration
- Department of Sociology
Faculty of Law
- Department of Law
References
External links
- Official website
- Venue of Barisal University finally selected: Classes may start at Zilla School, The New Nation (Dhaka, India), March 15, 2010
- BU students lay siege to VC office 5 June 2014