Begum Rokeya University
| বেগম রোকেয়া বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, রংপুর | |
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| Motto | জ্ঞানই শক্তি |
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Motto in English
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Knowledge is Power |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2008 |
| Endowment | Publicly Funded by Government (1 Billion BDT per year excluding Development funds) |
| Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | A.K.M Nurun Nabi |
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Academic staff
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203 (December 2015) |
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Administrative staff
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623 (December 2015) |
| Students | 7,120 (December 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 4,834 (December 2015) |
| Postgraduates | 2,286 (December 2015) |
| Location |
Rangpur, Bangladesh 25°43′04″N 89°15′33″E / 25.7179°N 89.2592°ECoordinates: 25°43′04″N 89°15′33″E / 25.7179°N 89.2592°E |
| Campus | Urban , 75 acres (30 ha), Adjacent to Carmichael College and Rangpur Cadet College |
| Language | Bengali,English |
| Affiliations | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh |
| Sports | Cricket,Football,Kabaddi |
| Website | brur |
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Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), formerly Rangpur University, is a government-financed public state university in Bangladesh. It is the only general categorised university in Rangpur Division and also the second public university in the region. The university has been named after the feminist writer and social worker Begum Rokeya. It is the 30th public university of Bangladesh. It was established on 8 October 2008 under Begum Rokeya University Act, 2009(2009–29).
The university is located between Rangpur Cadet College and Carmichael College in Rangpur. It covers an area of 75 acres (30 ha). The university has constructed four academic building and started class from August 2011 in the main campus. Currently, the university has twenty-one departments and amount of student is almost seven thousand. It contains three student halls (including two male and one female). There is a library and a cafeteria in the campus.
Since 1947, a university in this region has been a long cherished dream. A popular demand for a kind of university which can reach out to a large number of students desiring higher education in this vast region has always been intensely felt but has never been fulfilled. In 2001, the then Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina laid the foundations of Rangpur University of Science and Technology. However, later on the establishment was cancelled. It was not until August 2007 when Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Advisor of the Caretaker Government, agreed in principle to establish a full-fledged university in Rangpur. Finally, Fakhruddin Ahmad, in a historic cabinet meeting held in Rangpur on 2 February 2008, took the decision to establish a University in Rangpur. The Rangpur University Ordinance was approved by the cabinet on 15 June 2008. M. Lutfar Rahman was appointed the first vice-chancellor on 20 October 2008. Two days later Hossain Zillur Rahman, the then Education and Commerce Advisor to the Caretaker Government formally inaugurated the university.
Md. Abdul Hamid
President, The People's Republic of Bangladesh.
A. K. M. Nurun Nabi
Md. Ibrahim Kabir
Shahinur Rahman
Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting
(Executive Proctor)
1.Komolesh Chandra Sarkar
Provost,Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall.
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