Cox's Bazar International University

Cox's Bazar International University

কক্সবাজার আন্তর্জাতিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Other name	CBIU
Type	Private
Established	2013;12 years ago (2013)
Affiliation	University Grants Commission (UGC)
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Golam Kibrea Bhuiyan
Location	Cox's Bazar , Bangladesh 21°24′57″N91°59′04″E / 21.4159°N 91.9844°E / 21.4159; 91.9844
Campus	Urban,
Language	English
Website	ciu.ac.bd

Cox's Bazar International University is a private university located in Kolatoli Square, Cox's Bazar city. It is the private university in Cox's Bazar District.

History

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced in Ukhia on 3 September 2013 that a private university would be built in Cox's Bazar. ^[1] The university was founded by businessman Salah Uddin Ahamed. ^[2]

For a number of years, the university operated without an approved vice-chancellor. ^{[3] [4] [5]} As of 2022, the university had no professors. ^[6]

Campus

Its campus is located near Kolatoli Intersection, Cox's Bazar city.

Vice chancellors

• Golam Kibrea Bhuiyan (December 2020 - present) ^[7]

See also

• List of universities in Bangladesh
• Cox's Bazar District

References

1. "Ukhiya, Coz's Bazar, September 3, 2013". Prime Minister's Office. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014.
2. "Four sued for embezzling Tk3 crore of Cox's Bazar International University". The Business Standard. 4 June 2020.
3. Chowdhury, Noman (17 January 2017). "50pc private varsities have no VC". Daily Sun.
4. "Private universities limp on". Prothom Alo. 12 July 2017.
5. Akhter, Shahin (31 October 2019). "26 private, 3 public universities run without VC". New Age.
6. Akhter, Shahin (4 August 2022). "Many univs run with no or few professors". New Age.
7. কক্সবাজার ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটির উপাচার্য হিসেবে যোগদান করলেন ড. গোলাম কিবরিয়া ভূঁইয়া. Dainik Cox's Bazar (Press release) (in Bengali). 16 December 2020.

External links

• Media related to Cox's Bazar International University at Wikimedia Commons