University of Chittagong

The University of Chittagong (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, romanized: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public research university with multidisciplinary faculties situated across a 1754-acres hilly landmass in Fatehpur Union of Hathazari Upazila, 22 km (14 mi) north of Chittagong city of Bangladesh. This university has the largest campus among Bangladeshi universities. The academic activities of the university formally began on 18 November 1966. It has about 27,500 students and more than 900 faculty members.[3]

University of Chittagong
চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Seal of the University of Chittagong
Other name
Chittagong University
TypePublic university
Established18 November 1966 (18 November 1966)
ChancellorPresident Abdul Hamid
Vice-ChancellorShireen Akhter[1]
Academic staff
872[2]
Administrative staff
311 (mle 277, female 34)[2]
Students27,550
[male 18,000 (est.)],
[female 9,500 (est.)][2]
Location
Hathazari Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh

22.4699°N 91.7904°E / 22.4699; 91.7904
CampusRural, 1,754 acres (7.10 km2)
AffiliationsUniversity Grants Commission
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Websitecu.ac.bd

Location

University of Chittagong is located in Fatehpur Union, Hathazari Upazila about 22 kilometres north[2] of the Chittagong city around 1754 acres of hilly and flat land.[3]

History
Chittagong University in 1970.

Chittagong University was founded on 3 December 1965 by Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry in Chittagong City.[4] He was one of the main facilitators for the demand of the university.[3]

List of vice-chancellors

Following is the complete list of the vice-chancellors.[5]

  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. Badiul Alam (8 February 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)[6]
  17. Dr. Emran Hossain (Acting V.C.) (01 June 2013 to 25 June 2013)[7]
  18. Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury (15 June 2015 to 12 June 2019)
  19. Shireen Akhter (13 June 2019 to present)

Facilities

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.[8]

Chittagong University Museum

The Chittagong University Museum was established on 14 June 1973. The museum started with a collection of artifacts from the History Department. It collected fossils from Nasirabad hills. The museum build up a collection of historical artifacts and painting. In 2016 The Daily Star (Bangladesh) handed over some rare exhibits featuring Chittagong to the museum. [9][10][11]

University Shuttle Train

The university Shuttle Train is a unique quality of this university. This train operated by Bangladesh Railway eastern division and monitored by university authority. Everyday thousands of students come for classes and return to their home through this train.[12] As per the new schedule, CU-bound trains will leave Chattogram railway station at 7:30am, 8:00am, 3:50pm, 5:30pm, and 8:30pm while they will leave from Sholoshohor railway station at 9:45am and 10:30am. Besides, city-bound trains will leave Chattogram University railway station at 8:45am, 9:20am, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 9.30pm.

Campus

Residential halls

There are currently 14 residential halls at the University of Chittagong, out of which 9 (1 under construction) are for male students and 5 (1 under construction) for female students[2][3]

Notable people
Jamal Nazrul Islam

Faculty members

Notable alumni

Honorary doctorates
  • Prof. Dr. M. Kamaluddin Nursery & Research Centre
  • Faculty of Biological Science
  • Chittagong University Road
  • Teachers' dormitory
  • Chittagong University Library
  • Main entrance of University of Chittagong.

Residential halls
  • A. F. Rahman Hall
  • Shahjalal Hall
  • Suhrawardy Hall
  • Bangabandhu Hall, University of Chittagong
  • Shah Amanat Hall
  • Masterda Surya Sen Hall
  • Shamsun Nahar Hall
  • Pritilata Hall
  • Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Hall
  • Sheikh Hasina Hall
  • Shaheed Abdur Rab Hall
  • Govinda Gunalanker Hostel
  • Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall

Monuments and sculptures
  • Swaran
  • University Central Martyrs Monument
  • Intellectuals Memorial
  • Independence Memorial Mural


See also

References
  1. "DU VC reappointed; CU, BU get new VC". The Daily Star. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. "University of Chittagong at a Glance". cu.ac.bd. University of Chittagong. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. 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 24 April 2017.
  4. "List of Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor". University of Chittagong. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  5. "Vice-Chancellors". University of Chittagong. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. "Date".
  7. "Death of former University of Chittagong's Professor Dr. Emran Hossain". bdnews24.
  8. "About Central Library". University of Chittagong. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  9. "Star gives precious gifts to CU". The Daily Star.
  10. Hossain, Shamsul. "Chittagong University Museum". Banglapedia. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  11. "Treasures of Chittagong University Museum". The Daily Star. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. "Transportation". University of Chittagong. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  13. সাফাত জামিল শুভ (9 October 2015). চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের লীলাভূমি (in Bengali). ournewsbd. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  14. "CU confers D. Litt degree on Pranab Mukherjee". The Daily Star.
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