University of Chittagong
চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Seal of the University of Chittagong
Other name
Chittagong University
TypePublic, Coeducational
Established18 November 1966
ChancellorPresident of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid
Vice-ChancellorIftekhar Uddin Chowdhury
Academic staff
862[1]
Administrative staff
311 (Male 277, Female 34)[1]
Students24,283
(Male 15,598, Female 8,685)[1]
Location
Chittagong
,
Bangladesh

22°28′12″N 91°47′25″E / 22.469928°N 91.790405°E / 22.469928; 91.790405
CampusRural, 1,754 acres (7.10 km2)
NicknameCU (চবি)
AffiliationsUniversity Grants Commission
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Websitecu.ac.bd
File:University of Chittagong Wordmarklogo.svg

The University of Chittagong (Chittagong University, Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, CU in short) is a public, multidisciplinary, research university located in Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh. The university was established in 1966.[2] It is one of the largest universities by campus area in Bangladesh,[3] and has approximately 22,000 students and 750 faculty members.[4]

University of Chittagong at a glance
Inauguration1966-11-18
LocationZobra village, Hathajari upazila, Chittagong
22 kilometre from Chittagong city
Area1,754-acre (7.10 km2)
Academics
Academic Faculties7
Academic Departments52
Research Centers5
Affiliated Institutes6
Affiliated Colleges8
Degrees Awarded
UndergradBA, MA, BEd, BSc, MSc, MS, BBA, MBA, LLB, LLM, MEd, BSS, MSS, M.B.B.S.
PostgradM.Phil., PhD, M.D., M.P.H
Residence
Hall10
TypesMale:6, Female:3, Coed:1
Staff
Teaching Staff726
Other StaffOfficer:296, 3rd Class Staff:478, 4th Class Staff:1180

Location

University of Chittagong is located in Fatehpur Union, Hathazari Upazila about 22 kilometres north[1] of the Chittagong city around 1753.88 acres of hilly and flat land. The university was officially launched on 18 November 1966.[3]

History

Chittagong University in 1970.

Chittagong University was founded on 3 December 1965 by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry in Chittagong City.[5] He was one of the main facilitators for the demand of the university.[3]

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.[6]

Campus

Residential halls

There are currently 12 residential halls at the University of Chittagong, out of which 7 are boy's halls and 3 are girl's halls with two Under construction.[1][3]

Monuments and sculptures

Faculty of Biological Science

List of Vice-Chancellors

Following is the complete list of the Vice-chancellors.[8]

  1. A R Mallick (01.10.1966 to 31 January 1972)
  2. U. N. Siddiqui (Acting V.C.) (21 April 1971 to 30 January 1972)
  3. M Innas Ali (01.02.1972 to 18 April 1973)
  4. Abul Fazal (19 April 1973 to 27 November 1975)
  5. Abdul Karim (28 November 1975 to 18 April 1981)
  6. M. A. Aziz Khan (19 April 1981 to 18 April 1985)
  7. Mohammad Ali (19 April 1985 to 22 May 1988)
  8. Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin (23 May 1988 to 29 December 1991)
  9. Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury (30 December 1991 to 6 November 1996)
  10. Abdul Mannan (06.11.1996 to 13 February 2001)
  11. Md. Fazle Hossain (14 February 2001 to 2 February 2002)
  12. A. J. M. Nuruddin Chowdhury (2 February 2002 to 2 February 2006)
  13. M. Badiul Alam (08.02.2006 to 24 February 2009)
  14. Abu Yousuf (25 February 2009 to 28 November 2010)
  15. Md. Alauddin (Acting V.C.) (09.12.2010 to 14 June 2011)
  16. Anwarul Azim Arif (15 June 2011 to 14 June 2015)
  17. Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury (15 June 2015 to present)

Institutes

Prof. Dr. M. Kamaluddin Nursery & Research Centre

# Institute of Law

Facilities

Central Library

Chittagong University Library

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.[9]

Notable faculty members

Convocation

Abdus Salam
Jamal Nazrul Islam

Honorary doctorates

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "University of Chittagong at a Glance". cu.ac.bd. University of Chittagong. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Chittagong University". hathazari.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Hathazari: hathazari.chittagong.gov.bd. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Fayezul Azim (January, 2003). "University of Chittagong". In Sirajul Islam; Amirul Islam Chowdhury (online) (eds.). Banglapedia (Online). Bangladesh: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. Retrieved April 24, 2017. ((cite book)): Check date values in: |publication-date= (help)
  4. ^ "Faculty of the University of Chittagong". University of Chittagong. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  5. ^ Administrator. "List of Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Details of the University of Chittagong". University of Chittagong. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. ^ a b সাফাত জামিল শুভ (9 October 2015). "চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের লীলাভূমি" (in Bengali). ournewsbd. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Vice-Chancellors". University of Chittagong. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. ^ Administrator. "About Central Library". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  10. ^ "University of Chittagong". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  11. ^ "PriyoShop.com – Online shopping in Bangladesh". Retrieved 16 June 2015.

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