Rabindra Maitree University
রবীন্দ্র মৈত্রী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
| Type | Private research |
|---|---|
| Established | 2015 |
| Affiliation | University Grants Commission (UGC) |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Md. Shahjahan Ali |
| Location | , Bangladesh 23°54′11″N 89°07′35″E / 23.9030°N 89.1263°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Language | English |
| Website | rmu |
Rabindra Maitree University is a private university in Bangladesh.[1] It is located at Ram Chandra Rai Chowdhury Road, Kushtia.[2]
History
It had been planned to have a campus of Rabindra University, Bangladesh at Shilaidha in Kushtia.[2] But on May 8, 2015, at a Rabindra Jayanti event at Kuthibari in Shilaidah, Hasanul Haq Inu said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had agreed to set up a separate private university named after Rabindranath Tagore in Kushtia.[3] Government approval for the establishment of the university was reported on 10 January 2016.[4] Hasanul Haque Inu, the then minister of information and broadcasting, was the chairman of the board of trustees, and his wife, Afroza Haque Rina was also on the board.[5]
As of June 2017, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had not given permission for the university to enroll students.[6] In April 2024, the UGC advised students against enrolling at the university because it lacked a vice chancellor.[7]
Faculty and departments
Agricultural faculty [8]
- Department of Agriculture
Science and engineering faculty [9]
- Department of EEE
- Department of CSE
- Department of Microbiology
- Department of ICT
Business studies faculty[10]
- Department of BBA
Art and social science faculty [11]
- Department of Bengali
- Department of English
- Department of Health education and Sports
Administration
The university is governed under a board of trustees, with former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu as chairman and Mohammad Zahurul Islam as vice chairman.[12] Former treasurer of Islamic University, Bangladesh, Md. Shahjahan Ali, is currently serving as the vice-chancellor of the university. And Mohammad Mamun and Ismat Ara Khatun are serving as treasurer and registrar respectively.
Campus
The university has a hall named Parisundari Hall for female students. The hall is named after Parisundari Devi, one of the leaders of the Blue Rebellion. The hall was inaugurated on July 4, 2019.
See also
References
- ^ "Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ a b "Rabindra Maitree University | Kushtia, Bangladesh". 2019-06-23. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ শিলাইদহে বেসরকারি উদ্যোগে রবীন্দ্র বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় হবে: তথ্যমন্ত্রী [Rabindra University will be a private initiative in Shilaidah: Information Minister]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ এসেছে আরও ৬ বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় [6 more private universities have come]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Private universities gripped by politics". Prothom Alo. 29 April 2019.
- ^ "UGC flags 16 private universities, warns students against admission". bdnews24.com. 12 June 2017.
- ^ "UGC advises admission seekers to avoid 30 pvt univs". New Age. 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Faculty of Agriculture | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Faculty of Science and Engineering | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Faculty of Business Studies | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Rabindra Maitree University | Kushtia, Bangladesh". 2019-06-23. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2023-08-13.