University of Chittagong explained

University of Chittagong
Other Name:	Chittagong University
Native Name:	Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Latin Name:	Universitas Chittagong
Vice Chancellor:	Vacant^[1]
Academic Staff:	974^[2]
Administrative Staff:	311 (male 277, female 34)
Students:	^[3]
Campus:	Rural
Campus Size:	2312.32acres

The University of Chittagong (also known as Chittagong University, abbreviated as CU; Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়|translit=Caṭṭagrāma Biśbabidyālaẏa) is a public research university located in Hathazari, Chattogram, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 August 1966. It is one of the oldest universities in Bangladesh.^[4] Its campus is the largest among universities in Bangladesh.^[5] It is one of the four autonomous by the act universities of Bangladesh.

Facilities

Library

Chittagong University's collection of about 350,000 books, and over 40,000 bound journals is housed in a library built in 1990.^[6]

Chittagong University Museum

Chittagong University Museum was established in 1973 with artifacts from the History Department including fossils found amongst the Nasirabad hills. It has subsequently accumulated an extensive collection of historical artifacts and painting. In 2016, The Daily Star donated a Chittagong history archive to the museum.^{[7] [8] [9]}

University shuttle train

The university shuttle train is operated by Bangladesh Railway eastern division and monitored by university authority.^[10] Trains leave Chattogram railway station and Sholoshohor railway station, and city-bound trains leave Chattogram University railway station.

Shuttle graffiti

Chittagong University shuttle train have a long history of graffiti art but there were allegations it was being used by rival political groups to assert influence over train compartments. After April 2011 clashes between five compartment-based gangs left at least eight students injured, the university expelled 11 students and banned all types of compartment-based organisational activities, including sticking posters, leaflets and graffiti on the trains.^[11] Eleven years after that incident, German artist Lukas Zeilinger, accompanied by Livia, his wife, and Arup Barua, a teacher at the Department of Dramatics of the university, painted the carriages once again. The project was self-funded by the Zeiligers as part of their art project.^{[12] [13]}

Academic

Faculties	10
Departments	54
Institute	7
Research center	6
Affiliated educational institutions	21

Faculty

As of 2024, Chittagong University has 54 departments under 9 faculties.

Faculty	Established	Department
Faculty of Arts and Humanities	1966	14
Faculty of Law	1966	01
Faculty of Science	1969	05
Faculty of Business Administration	1970	06
Faculty of Social Sciences	1971	10
Faculty of Engineering	2001	02
Faculty of Biological Sciences		09
Faculty of Education		01
Faculty of Medicine		01
Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries	2019	02

Institutes

Chittagong University currently has 7 institutes

• Institute of Education and Research
• Fine Arts Institute
• Institute of Modern Languages
• Community Ophthalmology Institute
• Institute of Forest and Environmental Sciences
• Institute of Marine Science
• Social Science Research Institute

Research centers

The university currently has 6 research centers.

• Jamal Nazrul Islam Mathematics and Physical Science Research Centre
• Nazrul Research Centre
• Bureau of Business Research
• Center for Social Science Research
• Chittagong University Center for Business Administration
• Center for Asian Studies

Affiliated educational institutions

There are currently 26 educational institutions under Chittagong University:

Govt College

1. Chittagong College, Chittagong
2. Government Haji Muhammad Mohsin College, Chittagong
3. Sir Ashutosh Government College, Chittagong
4. Government Commerce College, Chittagong
5. Satkania Government College, Chittagong

Government Medical College

1. Chittagong Medical College, Chittagong
2. Comilla Medical College, Comilla
3. Chandpur Medical College, Chandpur
4. Abdul Malek Ukil Medical College, Noakhali, Noakhali,
5. Cox's Bazar Medical College, Cox's Bazar
6. Rangamati Medical College, Rangamati

Private Medical College

1. Chittagong International Medical College, Chittagong
2. United Care Institute of Medical Technology, Brahmanbaria
3. Eastern Medical College, Comilla
4. Chittagong Mother and Child Hospital Medical College, Chittagong
5. BGC Trust Medical College, Chittagong
6. Brahmanbaria Medical College, Brahmanbaria
7. Mainamati Medical College, Comilla
8. Marine City Medical College, Chittagong
9. Southern Medical College, Chittagong
10. Central Medical College, Comilla

Medical Institute

1. Chittagong Institute of Medical Technology, Chittagong
2. United Care Institute of Medical Technology, Brahmanbaria

College of Nursing

1. Chittagong Nursing College, Chittagong
2. Faujdarhat Nursing College, Faujdarhat, Chittagong

Dental College

1. Chittagong International Dental College Hospital, Chittagong
2. Art Nursing College, Comilla
3. Shamsun Nahar Khan Nursing College, Chittagong

College of Engineering

1. Chittagong Textile Engineering College, Chittagong
2. Newcastle University College, Chittagong

Institute

1. Chittagong Institute of Technology, Chittagong
2. Chittagong Institute of Fashion and Technology, Chittagong

Other

1. Home Economics College, Chittagong

the library

Chittagong University Central Library is the largest library in Chittagong which is one of the richest libraries in the country. The current collection in this library is around 3.5 lakh  which includes rare books, journals, audio-visual material, manuscripts and Braille books for the blind.  With the inauguration of the university in November 1966, the library started with only 300 books.  The library moved to its current building in November 1990. The three-storied library has separate rooms for students, researchers and teachers. There is also an auditorium in the library building. Photocopying facility is available in the library. The library also has facilities for daily reading of national and regional newspapers. The library is currently under automation.

Medical Center

Chittagong University Medical Center is located near the law faculty of the university . It works to provide free medical care and pathological examination for university students, faculty and staff. Apart from this, free medical care is also provided to the family members of teachers and staff. This medical center has round-the-clock services every day of the week, where doctors provide medical care on a rotating basis. This center has 11 doctors and 4 ambulances. There are also 6 temporary beds in the medical center premises.

Campus

Residential halls

, there are 14 residential halls at the university of which 9 are for male and 5 for female students.^{[2] [14]}

Male student halls

	Estd.	Students	Named for
Alawal Hall	1966	260	Alaol
Atish Dipankar Srigyan Hall	2014	550	Atiśa
A F Rahman Hall	1966	258	Ahmad Fazlur Rahman
Shahjalal Hall	1974	475	Shah Jalal
Suhrawardy Hall	1974	375	Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Shah Amanat Hall	1977	632	Shah Amanat
Shaheed Abdur Rab Hall	1994	509	Abdur Rab
Masterda Surya Sen Hall(male & female block)	2010	204	Surya Sen
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall	2014	1000	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman^[15]

Female student halls

	Estd.	Students	Named for
Shamsun Nahar Hall		676	Shamsunnahar Mahmud
Pritilata Hall		531	Pritilata Waddedar
Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Hall		500	Khaleda Zia
Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall			Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib
Jononetri Sheikh Hasina Hall	2015	500	Sheikh Hasina

Hostels

	Estd	Students
Shilpi Rashid Chowdhury Hostel			For Fine Arts students
Govinda Gunalanker Hostel	1996		For Buddhists

Vice chancellors

A R Mallick	1966-1972
U N Siddiqui	1971-1972
M Innas Ali	1972-1973
Abul Fazal	1973-1975
Abdul Karim	1975-1981
M A Aziz Khan	1981-1985
Mohammad Ali	1985-1988
Alamgir Muhammad Serajuddin	1988-1991
Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury	1991-1996
Abdul Mannan	1996-2001
Fazle Hossain	2001-2002
A J M Nuruddin Chowdhury	2002-2006
Badiul Alam	2006-2009
Abu Yousuf	2009-2010
Alauddin	2010-2011
Anwarul Azim Arif	2011-2015^[16]
Emran Hossain	2013-2013^[17]
Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury	2015-2019
Shireen Akhter	2019-19 March 2024
Md. Abu Taher	20 March 2024 - 12 August 2024^[18]

Pro Vice-chancellors

Md. Ali Imdad Khan	1987-1989
M. Badiul Alam	1991-1996
Abu Yousuf	1996-2001
Md. Anwarul Azim Arif	2001-2001
Mohammad Shamsuddin	2001-2005
Md. Alauddin	2009-2013
Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury	2013-2015
Shireen Akhter	2016-2019
Benu Kumar Dey	2020-Present
M. Sekander Chowdhury	2024-Present^[19]

Notable faculty and alumni members

Faculty

• Jamal Nazrul Islam, theoretical physicist and mathematician^[20]
• Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Prize winner^[21]
• Abdul Mannan, chairman, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh^[22]
• A F M Khalid Hossain, Islamic scholar
• Anisuzzaman, Bangladeshi academic of Bengali literature.
• Murtaja Baseer, painter and artist
• Mohammad Shah Alam, chairman (acting) of Bangladesh Law Commission and founding father of Faculty of law, University of Chittagong, and former professor at the Department of Law, University of Rajshahi
• Monsur Ul Karim, painter
• Syed Abdullah Khalid, sculptor and painter
• Abdul Karim, Bangladeshi Historian

Alumni

• Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury, Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh.^[23]
• Shireen Akhter, academic and vice chancellor.^[24]
• Mohit Ul Alam, vice chancellor of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University.^[25]
• Tahura Ali, politician and member of parliament.^[26]
• Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury, academic and vice-chancellor.^[27]
• A B M Mohiuddin Chowdhury Bangladeshi politician and former mayor of Chittagong.^[28]
• Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury, former mayor of Chittagong and member of parliament.^[29]
• Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, politician and mayor of Chittagong^[30]
• Annisul Huq, entrepreneur, television show host and first mayor of North Dhaka^[31]
• Fazle Kabir, bureaucrat, economist and central banker^[32]
• Kazi Sharif Kaikobad, major general in the Bangladesh Army^[33]
• Hafiz Rashid Khan, postcolonialist poet, author, journalist and Adibaasi researcher^[34]
• Hasan Mahmud, member of parliament and Minister of Information^[35]
• Rashed Rouf, novelist, editor and journalist^[36]
• Surendra Kumar Sinha, lawyer who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh^[37]
• AFM Solaiman Chowdhury, civil servant and chairman of the National Board of Revenue^[38]
• Wadud Bhuiyan, politician and former member of parliament^[39]
• Syed Abdullah Khalid sculptor and painter
• Papri Basu, freedom fighter, teacher, social worker and women's rights activist
• Muhammad Masum Aziz, stage, film and television actor
• Chitralekha Guho, television, stage and film actress
• Shahid Mahmud Jangi, lyricist
• Naseem Ali Khan, singer
• Partha Barua, singer and actor
• Naquib Khan,singer, music composer, lyricist and director
• Muhammad Abdul Bari, physicist, writer, teacher, and community leader
• Mahfuza Khatun, swimmer
• A F M Khalid Hossain, Islamic scholar

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Chittagong University VC Abu Taher submits resignation letter . 2024-08-15 . Chittagong University VC submits resignation letter . en.
2. Web site: University of Chittagong at a glance. 1 April 2024. University of Chittagong. 31 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331054000/https://web.cu.ac.bd/v2/ . live .
3. Web site: Our History . 1 April 2024. University of Chittagong. 31 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240331054000/https://web.cu.ac.bd/v2/ . live.
4. Web site: List of Public universities of Bangladesh according to the year of establishment.
5. 24 February 2024 . ৪৯তম বার্ষিক প্রতিবেদন ২০২২ . . bn.
6. Web site: About Central Library . University of Chittagong . 16 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703054658/http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=37 . 3 July 2015 . dead.
7. News: Star gives precious gifts to CU . The Daily Star . 11 April 2022 . 29 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129132551/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-253479 . live .
8. Web site: Chittagong University Museum . Hossain . Shamsul . Banglapedia . en . 3 December 2017 . 4 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114533/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Chittagong_University_Museum . live .
9. News: Treasures of Chittagong University Museum . 17 July 2016 . The Daily Star . 3 December 2017 . en . 4 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061355/http://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/treasures-chittagong-university-museum-1255078 . live .
10. Web site: Transportation . University of Chittagong . 16 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703054658/http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=37 . 3 July 2015 . dead.
11. News: CU shuttles to lose 'graffiti' . 19 September 2022 . bdnews24.com . en . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173746/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/cu-shuttles-to-lose-graffiti . live .
12. News: 26 July 2022 . CU shuttle trains: Each a piece of art now . 19 September 2022 . Dhaka Tribune . en . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171142/https://www.dhakatribune.com/nation/2022/07/26/cu-shuttle-trains-each-a-piece-of-art-now . live .
13. News: 27 July 2022 . German artist paints graffiti on CU shuttle train . 19 September 2022 . The Daily Star . en . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172614/https://www.thedailystar.net/star-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/german-artist-paints-graffiti-cu-shuttle-train-3080566 . live .
14. University of Chittagong.
15. News: bn:চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় প্রাকৃতিক সৌন্দর্যের লীলাভূমি . সাফাত জামিল শুভ . http://ournewsbd.com/চট্টগ্রাম-বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়/ . ournewsbd . 9 October 2015 . 13 November 2015 . bn . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313121620/http://ournewsbd.com/%e0%a6%9a%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9f%e0%a6%97%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%b6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a6%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2/ . 13 March 2016 . dead.
16. News: Prof Anwarul Azim made CU VC. bdnews24.com. 23 September 2022. 23 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923180214/https://bdnews24.com/campus/prof-anwarul-azim-made-cu-vc. live.
17. News: Death of former University of Chittagong's Professor Dr. Emran Hossain . bdnews24 . 10 April 2022 . 29 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129095035/https://m.bdnews24.com/bn/detail/ctg/1918169 . live .
18. Web site: Vice-Chancellors . University of Chittagong . 7 July 2016 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030434/http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:vc-pro-vc-list&catid=38:chancellors&Itemid=61 . live .
19. Web site: Pro Vice-Chancellors . University of Chittagong . 7 July 2016 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030434/http://www.cu.ac.bd/ctguni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49:vc-pro-vc-list&catid=38:chancellors&Itemid=61 . live .
20. Web site: Syndicate of CUET . Chittagong University of Science and Technology . 4 September 2017 . 27 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227230419/http://www.cuet.ac.bd/syndicate.php . dead .
21. Web site: Professor Muhammad Yunus. 9 June 2020. Keough School - University of Notre Dame. en-US. 10 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220410103540/https://keough.nd.edu/muhammad-yunus/. live.
22. News: Abdul Mannan new UGC chairman . NTV . 7 May 2015 . 25 July 2016 . 13 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813020342/http://en.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/4065/Abdul-Mannan-new-UGC-chairman . live .
23. News: Muslim Chowdhury made CAG. 7 December 2021. The Independent. Dhaka. 9 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195346/https://m.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/158014/2018-07-16. live.
24. News: https://bangla.bdnews24.com/ctg/article1684665.bdnews . bn:চবিতে প্রথম নারী ভিসি শিরীণ আখতার . 3 November 2019 . bdnews24.com . bn . 5 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191105104524/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/ctg/article1684665.bdnews . live .
25. News: A flurry of festivities. The Daily Star. 8 April 2014. 11 September 2016. 19 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220619062210/https://www.thedailystar.net/a-flurry-of-festivities-19281. live.
26. Web site: Final Lista of Participants. UNESCO. 20 February 2017. 22 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222052640/http://www.unesco.org/science/wcs/liste_particip_wcs.pdf. live.
27. News: Prof Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury appointed Chittagong University VC . bdnews24.com . 2 June 2015 . 25 July 2016 . 20 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161120011657/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/06/02/prof-iftekhar-uddin-chowdhury-appointed-chittagong-university-vc . live .
28. News: Opposition win in Chittagong poll . BBC News . 9 February 2023 . 9 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230209184937/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4532953.stm . live .
29. Web site: http://www.chittagong.gov.bd/site/page/be91ba81-2144-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0. bn:চট্টগ্রাম সিটি কর্পোরেশনের প্রশাসক এবং মেয়র মহোদয় গণের নাম. Bangladesh National Portal. bn. 12 April 2020. 15 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415060658/http://www.chittagong.gov.bd/site/page/be91ba81-2144-11e7-8f57-286ed488c766/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%20%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%B0. dead.
30. News: Rezaul Karim Elected Chittagong City Mayor. 28 January 2021. Dhaka Tribune. 19 June 2022. 1 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210301162330/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/01/28/rezaul-karim-elected-chittagong-city-mayor. live.
31. News: 29 April 2015 . Annisul Huq gets mandate to become first mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation . bdnews24.com . 4 September 2017 . 1 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150501161851/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/04/29/annisul-huq-gets-mandate-to-become-first-mayor-of-dhaka-north-city-corporation . live .
32. News: Fazle Kabir to be made new BB governor: Muhith. 15 March 2016. 15 March 2016. The Daily Star. 17 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160317062449/http://www.thedailystar.net/business/banking/fazle-kabir-become-new-bb-governor-muhith-791578. live.
33. News: Maj Gen Kaikobad to be made resident High Commissioner to Nigeria . The Daily Star . 27 November 2016 . 7 December 2022 . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207191509/https://www.thedailystar.net/country/maj-gen-kaikobad-be-resident-high-commissioner-nigeria-1321264 . live .
34. Web site: Khāna, Hāphija Raśida . . 8 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224742/https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89-249202/ . 8 November 2018 . live .
35. News: 47-member new cabinet announced . 6 January 2019 . The Daily Star . 8 January 2019 . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509230606/https://www.thedailystar.net/politics/new-cabinet-members-of-bangladesh-government-formed-monday-1683733 . live .
36. News: Seven litterateurs get Bangla Academy Award 2017 . Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . 23 January 2017 . 20 November 2017 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041651/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=0&id=636727&date=2017-01-23 . live .
37. Web site: Hon'ble Chief Justice of Bangladesh. Supreme Court of Bangladesh. 13 October 2017. 9 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109094047/http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/web/?page=chief_justice.php&menu=11. live.
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