Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University

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Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj
বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
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Other name
BSMRSTU
MottoLearn, Think, Innovate
Type Public university
Established8 July 2001;23 years ago (8 July 2001)
Academic affiliations
 UGC, Bangladesh
Chancellor President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor Hossain Uddin Shekhar
Academic staff
306
Studentsc. 10,989
Location
Gopalganj
,
8100
,
Bangladesh

22°57′58″N89°49′02″E / 22.9661°N 89.8171°E / 22.9661; 89.8171
Campus55 acres (0.22 km2)
LanguageEnglish
Website www.bsmrstu.edu.bd

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) (Bengali : বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university located in Gopalganj, Bangladesh. It was established in 2011 and named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [1] Every year, around 1,505 students enroll in undergraduate programs.

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History

Plans for the creation of the university began in 1999. Awami League government took the plan to set up 12 science and technology universities in 12 large districts lacking universities. In the first phase, six development project proposals were prepared. Among the six, BSMRSTU was one of the tops. On 15 November 1999, M. Khairul Alam Khan, professor of the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics Engineering of Rajshahi University was appointed project director and sent to Gopalganj.

The project director completed the work of university selection, land acquisition (about 55 acres) and land-preparation work. On 8 July 2001, the BSMRSTU Act was enacted. On 13 July, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally commenced the foundation. On 14 July, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recommended that Khan become vice-chancellor. The recommendation was approved by the president on 19 July.

In the 2001 election the four-party alliance government of Jamaat-BNP came rose to power and closed the project on 15 April 2002. Khan returned to his previous institution. Seven employees were simply discharged.

Awami League won the ninth parliamentary elections held on 29 December 2008. In November 2009, the project was revived. On 5 January 2010, Hasina reappointed Khan as project director. On 14 December 2010, he was appointed vice-chancellor for a four-year term. On 2 February 2015. Khondakar Md Nasiruddin, professor of Biotechnology Department of Bangladesh Agricultural University was appointed as the new vice-chancellor by President Abdul Hamid. [2]

Administration

Chancellor

Mohammad Shahabuddin, President of Bangladesh [3]

Vice-Chancellor

Faculties and departments

There are 33 departments under 8 faculties.

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Life Science

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Social Science

Faculty of Business Studies

Faculty of Law

Faculty Of Agriculture

Academics

Admission and total seats

BSMRSTU enrolls undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. Applicants must pass the competitive admission test. Tests are arranged by each faculty under the authority of the admission council. The university enrolls 1505 undergraduates in every year. [7]

Total seats at BSMRSTU
FacultyDepartment Acronym Seat
Faculty of EngineeringComputer Science and Engineering CSE 40
Electrical and Electronic Engineering EEE 40
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ACCE 40
Civil Engineering CE 40
Food and Agroproccess Engineering FAE 40
Architecture ARCH 35
Faculty of SciencePhysics PHY 40
Chemistry CHEM 40
Mathematics MATH 40
Statistics STAT 40
Environmental Science and Disaster Management ESDM 40
Faculty of Life SciencePharmacy PHR 40
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering BGE40
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BMB 40
Botany BOT 40
Psychology PSY 40
Faculty of AgricultureAgriculture AGRI 40
Fisheries and Marine Bioscience FMB 40
Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine ASVM 40
Faculty of ArtsEnglish ENG 50
Bangla BAN 50
History HIS 50
Faculty of Social ScienceEconomics ECO 60
Sociology SOC 60
Public Administration PAD 60
International Relations IR 60
Political SciencePS60
Faculty of Business StudiesManagement Studies MGT 50
Accounting and Information System AIS 50
Marketing MKT 50
Finance and Banking FIN 50
Tourism and Hospitality Management THM 50
Faculty of LawLaw LAW 50

Campus

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj BSMRSTU View.jpg
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj

BSMRSTU has three campuses.

Administrative Building of BSMRSTU Administrative Building of BSMRRTU.jpg
Administrative Building of BSMRSTU
Sir Achrja Jagadish Chandra Bose Academic Building Sir achrja jagadish chandra bose academic building.jpg
Sir Achrja Jagadish Chandra Bose Academic Building

The main campus is situated in Gobra. The Faculty of Agriculture used to be taught in Sheikh Hasina Agriculture Institute which is located in Kusli, Tungipara. The third campus was Sheikh Hasina Institute of ICT and is in Shibchar, Madaripur that used to host the Faculty of Engineering,s Department : CSE, EEE, ACCE, FAE and Civil. Later both Faculty of Agriculture and Engineering were shifted to the main campus. [8] The main campus consists of five halls for students, [9] the central library, [10] an academic building, and an administrative building. [11]

Library

Ekushee February Library Center is the central library. [10] At present it is two-storied (four-storied building) 1100 sq.m. In the northern part of the campus it is located with beautiful design. It was inaugurated on 21 February 2014. Its construction cost is 2 crore 46 lakh 74 thousand taka. It has a collection of books, journals and newspapers. The library is open during academic hours (Generally from 9:00 A.M to 8:00 P.M)

Residential student halls

Campus hosts five residential halls, each of which has five-stories with a capacity of 250 students. The halls are:

For Boys -

For Girls -

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