Bangladesh University

Type	Private
Established	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Founder	Quazi Azher Ali
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	Syed Humayun Akhter[1]
Academic staff	160[2]
Administrative staff	110[2]
Students	6,500+[2]
Address	Mohmmadpur , Dhaka , Bangladesh 23°46′02″N 90°20′41″E / 23.7672°N 90.3447°E / 23.7672; 90.3447
Campus	Urban, the permanent campus having 1.7026 acres of land
Affiliations	University Grants Commission Bangladesh
Website	bu.edu.bd

Bangladesh University (BU) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a private university located at Mohmmadpur in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[3] The university was established in 2001 under the Private University Act 1992.^[4] The university's founder was Quazi Azher Ali, who served as first vice chancellor of the university from 2001 to 2009.^[2][5][6]

Faculties and departments

Bangladesh University has the following faculties and departments:

Faculty of Business Administration & Economics

• Dept. of Business Administration
• Dept. of Economics

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology

• Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
• Dept. of Architecture
• Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
• Mathematics
• Pharmacy

Faculty of Arts, Social Science & Law

• Dept. of English
• Dept. of Law
• Dept. of Sociology

Academic calendar

The academic system of BU consists with three semesters:

• Spring semester
• Summer semester
• Fall semester

The academic system of BU for Engineering consists with two semesters:

• Spring semester
• Fall semester

List of vice-chancellors

• Anwarul Haque Sharif^[6]
• Mesbah Uddin Ahmed (Mesbah Kamal)^[1]
• Prof. Dr. Md. Jahangir Alam, Present VC (Acting)^[1]