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University of Chittagong

University of Chittagong
চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
University of Chittagong logo.svg
Seal of the University of Chittagong
Other name
Chittagong University
Type Public, Coeducational
Established November 18, 1966
Chancellor President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid
Vice-Chancellor Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury
Academic staff
862
Administrative staff
311 (Male 277, Female 34)
Students 24,283
(Male 15,598, Female 8,685)
Location Chittagong, Bangladesh
22°28′12″N 91°47′25″E / 22.469928°N 91.790405°E / 22.469928; 91.790405Coordinates: 22°28′12″N 91°47′25″E / 22.469928°N 91.790405°E / 22.469928; 91.790405
Campus Rural, 1,754 acres (7.10 km2)
Nickname CU (চবি)
Affiliations University Grants Commission
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website cu.ac.bd
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University of Chittagong at a glance
Inauguration 18 November 1966
Location Zobra village, Hathajari upazila, Chittagong
22 kilometer from Chittagong city
Area 1,754-acre (7.10 km2)
Academics
Academic Faculties 7
Academic Departments 52
Research Centers 5
Affiliated Institutes 6
Affiliated Colleges 8
Degrees Awarded
Undergrad BA, MA, B.Ed, BSc, MSc, MS, BBA, MBA, LLB, LLM, M.Ed, BSS, MSS, M.B.B.S.
Postgrad M.Phil., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H
Residence
Hall 10
Types Male:6, Female:3, Coed:1
Staff
Teaching Staff 726
Other Staff Officer:296, 3rd Class Staff:478, 4th Class Staff:1180

The University of Chittagong (Chittagong University, Bengali: , CU in short) is a public, multidisciplinary, research university located in Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. The university was established in 1966. It is one of the largest universities by campus area in Bangladesh, and has approximately 22,000 students and 750 faculty members.

University of Chittagong is located in Fatehpur Union, Hathazari Upazila about 22 kilometers north of the Chittagong city around 1753.88 acres of hilly and flat land. The university was officially launched on 18 November 1966.

Chittagong University was founded on 3 December 1965 by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry in Chittagong City. He was one of the main facilitators for the demand of the university.

The university opened on 18 November 1966 with Master of Arts program classes for 200 students in the Departments of Bengali, English, History, and Economics. The Departments of Medicine, Engineering, Law, and Education were later incorporated as separate departments in colleges outside the university.

স্মরণ

University Central Martyrs Monument

Intellectuals Memorial

Independence Memorial Mural

Following is the complete list of the Vice-chancellors.

# Institute of Law

The Chittagong University Library is situated on the university campus, and since 1990, has been housed in its own building of 56,700 square feet. The library is managed by a 14-member Library Committee. The library collection consists of about 350,000 books and over 40,000 bound journals.

Chittagong University Road


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