Rabindra Maitree University
রবীন্দ্র মৈত্রী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
TypePrivate research
Established2015 (2015)
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorMd. Shahjahan Ali
Location
Kushtia
,
Bangladesh
CampusUrban,
LanguageEnglish
Websitermu.ac.bd

Rabindra Maitree University is a Kushtia based private university of Bangladesh.[1] It is located at Ram Chandra Rai Chowdhury Raod, Kushtia.[2]

History

Earlier there was supposed to be a campus of Rabindra University, Bangladesh at Shilaidha in Kushtia.[3] 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.[4]

Faculty and Department

Agricultural faculty [5]

  • Department of Agriculture

Science and engineering faculty [6]

  • Department of EEE
  • Department of CSE
  • Department of Microbiology
  • Department of ICT

Business studies faculty[7]

*Department of BBA

Art and social science faculty [8]

  • 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.[9] 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 and Hall of Residents

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

List of universities in Bangladesh

References

  1. ↑ info@ugc.gov.bd, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. "Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh". Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia | University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ↑ "Rabindra Maitree University | Kushtia, Bangladesh". 2019-06-23. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ↑ "Rabindra Maitree University | Kushtia, Bangladesh". 2019-06-23. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (2015-05-08). শিলাইদহে বেসরকারি উদ্যোগে রবীন্দ্র বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় হবে: তথ্যমন্ত্রী. Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. ↑ info@ugc.gov.bd, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. "Faculty of Agriculture | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". Faculty of Agriculture | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  6. ↑ info@ugc.gov.bd, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. "Faculty of Science and Engineering | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". Faculty of Science and Engineering | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  7. ↑ info@ugc.gov.bd, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. "Faculty of Business Studies | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". Faculty of Business Studies | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  8. ↑ info@ugc.gov.bd, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. "Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia". Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Rabindra Maitree University | Kushtia, Bangladesh". 2019-06-23. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

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