Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
| মাওলানা ভাসানী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 12 October 1999 |
| Chancellor | President Abdul Hamid |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Md. Alauddin |
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Academic staff
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169 |
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Administrative staff
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190 |
| Students | 5000 |
| Address |
Santosh, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh 24°14′07″N 89°53′30″E / 24.2352°N 89.8918°ECoordinates: 24°14′07″N 89°53′30″E / 24.2352°N 89.8918°E |
| Campus | Urban, 57 acres |
| Language | English |
| Website | mbstu |
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) (Bengali: মাওলানা ভাসানী বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is the 13th government-financed public university and 3rd science and technology specialized public university in Bangladesh specializing in science, technology, and business. It is named after the charismatic political leader Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. The medium of instruction is English. Every year, almost 800 (currently 795) students are enrolled in undergraduate programs to study in this institution. The number of teachers is about 169. The University has continued to expand over the last few years. This includes the construction of new academic buildings, library building, teachers dorm, VC house, several halls for the students etc.
The Prime Minister of The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina founded the foundation-stone of MBSTU at Santosh, Tangail in 1999. Md. Yousuf Sharif Ahmed Khan was appointed as its first vice-chancellor on 21 November 2002. Classes began 25 October 2003 with 5 teachers and 83 students. Initially the university had two departments, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The following year two more departments were added, Criminology and Police Science (CPS) and Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM).
In the 2005-2006 academic session, three more departments were opened: Textile Engineering (TE), Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (BGE), and Food Technology & Nutritional Science (FTNS). In the 2010-2011 academic session, four more departments were added: Business Administration, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics. In 2012, Mathematics and Statistics split into two departments.
Between 2013 and 2015, MBSTU was the scene of several violent clashes allegedly involving the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). University staff were beaten, payments were extorted, buildings were vandalized, classrooms were set on fire, and in May 2015 a student was killed, which caused Vice Chancellor Mohammad Alauddin to temporarily close the university.
The university campus is located at Tangail , a city about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north-west of the capital, Dhaka. MBSTU campus is situated at Santosh, which is in the southwestern part of Tangail. It has a modest-size campus with limited capacity for residence within walking distances of the academic buildings. The campus occupies about 57 acres (0.23 km2) and a budget of approximately 3.66 billion BDT has been approved for the enlargement of the university . This area accommodates five faculties, the administrative building, the central library, cafeteria, VC house, five student halls, teachers dorm, medical centre, sports field, monuments etc. The historic Darbar Hall (auditorium), built under the direct supervision of Mawlana Bhashani himself, a dighi (big pond) named after the mystic guru, Pir (saint/wali) Shah Zamaan, the Mazaar (Shrine) of Mawlana Bhashani, a mosque and several other institutions are also present within the university premises.
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