| Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University | |
| Native Name: | হাজী মোহাম্মদ দানেশ বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়,দিনাজপুর |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Established: | as College as University |
| Founder Vice Chancellor: | Prof. Dr. Musharraf Hossain Mian |
| Academic Staff: | 388 |
| Students: | 11,203 (2023) |
| City: | Dinajpur |
| Province: | Rangpur |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Coordinates: | 25.698°N 88.655°W |
| Campus: | Suburban, 135 acres |
| Language: | English |
| Colors: | Shuttle Grey, Deep Sky Blue, and Pigment Green |
| Footnotes: | [1] [2] [3] |
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, commonly known by the acronym HSTU is a public university of Bangladesh. Locally it is known as Hajee Danesh University. It is the first science and technology university in the northern region of Bangladesh. Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University is named after prominent political leader and social activist Hajee Mohammad Danesh to honor his legacy as a champion of education, social progress, and rural development in northern Bangladesh.
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University was established as an Agricultural Extension Training Institute (AETI) to award a three-year diploma in agriculture. The AETI was later upgraded to Hajee Mohammad Danesh Agricultural College in 1988 having an affiliation with the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Then the college was upgraded to the status of a university renaming it as Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University. The first batch of students were admitted at that time (1999-2000 session). The Act of the university was passed on 8 July 2001 in the Jatio Shongsad (National Assembly) followed by a gazette notification on 8 April 2002.[4]
The following persons served as Vice Chancellor in Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University.
| Sequence | Name | Take responsibility | Transfer of responsibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professor Dr. Musharraf Hossain Miah | 08 April 2002 | 30 August 2006 | |
| 2 | Professor Dr. Md. Motahar Hossain Mondol | 31 August 2006 | 21 April 2007 | |
| 3 | Professor Md. Ruhul Amin | 22 April 2007 | 02 September 2008 | |
| 4 | Professor Dr. M. Afzal Hossain | 03 September 2008 | 12 September 2012 | |
| 5 | Professor Md. Ruhul Amin | 27 September 2012 | 26 September 2016 | |
| 6 | Professor Dr. Mu. Abul Kasem | 2 February 2017 | 1 February 2021 | |
| 7 | Professor Dr. Bidhan CHandra Halder (Routine Duty) | 22 February 2021 | 29 June 2021 | |
| 8 | Professor Dr. M Kamruzzaman | 30 June 2021 | 10 August 2024 | |
| 9 | Professor Dr. Mohammed Enamullah | 22 October 2024 | Present |
Dhaka-Dinajpur highway is located next to the campus. The distance of the campus from Dinajpur City is only 10 km. This university has a ceremony for green plants. There is a magnificent red-white brick building, Shahid Minar, a gymnasium, TSC, and a canteen in memory of martyrs.
The infrastructure includes a large central Jame Masjid, central Shaheed Minar, 5 academic buildings, an administrative building, 5 student hostels (one for international students), 3 female student hostels, a 100-seat VIP seminar room with modern furnishings, two more with 600 and 250 seats. Air-conditioned auditorium. Also, to complete a university, there are teachers-staff and staff club, 2 mosques, 136 residential units/buildings, 1 children's park, post office, Rupali Bank branch, Meghna Bank branch, workers barracks, round the clock internet facility, own electric line, large playground, engineering workshops, and the university's own transport system for students. Institute of Research and Training (IRT) for coordination and smooth conduct of research and training. There is a V. I. Also a 12 bedded medical center with P Guest House, Habiprabi School, Doctor, and Ambulance. Along with researched theses, reports, and journals, there is a rich library of 25 thousand books. A rich botanical garden with an interesting collection of rare plants and Jamparsnajm Center for Research under the supervision of various departments.
HSTU Library is a well furnished multi storied building. Its daily activities are done by different sections, such as Acquisition section, Circulation section, Processing section and Reference section which are situated at different locations in the Library Building. The administrative section of the library does the administrative activities. The acquisition Section is always working hard to collect all kinds of required documents for the users. Recently it has collected a great deal of different types of books for different faculties of this university. The circulation section is set on the ground floor of the library building. All the researchers, students, and teachers of this university may borrow their required books as per the rule from the Circulation Section for reading the book outside of the library or home. Only those books that are more than 2 copies are available for loan to students/ teachers/ researchers. The processing section does an important job. It prepares the catalogue and classification of all kinds of documents by using the AACR-2 code and D.D.C. scheme. It is located on the ground floor of the library building. The reference section is another important section. It is situated at the first floor and second floor of the building. Teachers, researchers and students may read the rare documents sitting in the Reference Section. It also provides photocopy facility against a nominal fee. Another important service of this section is current awareness service. It regularly sends the list of current received documents to the faculties. Thesis, 73 titled home and abroad journals and 15 Daily newspapers are kept at the 2nd floor of the building. All kind of users can read the journal, daily newspaper and thesis here. There is a cyber center in the Library. All users may use the cyber center against a nominal fee.[5]
The medical center offers free medical services to students, Medical Centerteachers, staffs and family members of the teachers and staff. The center provides service round-the-clock, seven-days-a-week, with five doctors and an ambulance facility. The center has 10 bed accommodation so that patients suffering from contagious diseases may be cared for in isolation. HSTU Medical center is also offering outdoor facilities.[6]
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An extended area for foreign students.
There are 9 faculties in HSTU with 45 departments:
The university offers 23 undergraduate degrees under 9 faculties along with several postgraduate and doctoral courses.
There are 1525 seats available for undergraduate admission.[9]
| Subject | Degree | Seat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Agriculture | Agriculture | B.Sc. (Hons.) | 300 |
| Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering | Computer Science and Engineering | B.Sc. (Engineering) | 50 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | B.Sc.(Engineering) | 50 | |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | B.Sc.(Engineering) | 50 | |
| Faculty of Business Studies | Accounting | BBA | 50 |
| Marketing | BBA | 50 | |
| Management | BBA | 50 | |
| Finance & Banking | BBA | 50 | |
| Faculty of Fisheries | Fisheries | B.Sc.(Hons.) | 80 |
| Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science | Veterinary medicine | DVM | 80 |
| Faculty of Engineering | Food and Process Engineering | B.Sc.(Engineering) | 50 |
| Agricultural Engineering | B.Sc.(Engineering) | 55 | |
| Architecture | B.Arch. | 25 | |
| Civil Engineering | B.Sc.(Engineering) | 40 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | B.Sc.(Engineering) | 40 | |
| Faculty of Science | Physics | B.Sc.(Hons.) | 65 |
| Chemistry | B.Sc.(Hons.) | 65 | |
| Mathematics | B.Sc.(Hons.) | 70 | |
| Statistics | B.Sc.(Hons.) | 70 | |
| Faculty of Social Science & Humanities | English | BA | 70 |
| Economics | BSS | 70 | |
| Sociology | BSS | 60 | |
| Development Studies | BSS | 35 | |
Three years of research under Md. Hasanuzzaman, Chairman of the Genetics and Plant Breeding Department, led in 2014 to two new varieties of sweet pumpkins. The varieties, named "Hajee" and "Danesh", are higher yielding, sweeter, and have less fiber than other varieties grown in Bangladesh.[10]
T. M. T. Iqbal, professor of horticulture[11] [12] [13] [14]