Rabindra Maitree University Explained

Rabindra Maitree University
Native Name:	রবীন্দ্র মৈত্রী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Native Name Lang:	bn
Affiliation:	University Grants Commission (UGC)
Vice Chancellor:	Md. Shahjahan Ali
Country:	Bangladesh
Language:	English

Rabindra Maitree University is a private university in Bangladesh.^[1] It is located at Ram Chandra Rai Chowdhury Road, Kushtia.

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

• List of universities in Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia . 2023-08-13 . University Grants Commission of Bangladesh . en.
2. Web site: 2019-06-23 . Rabindra Maitree University Kushtia, Bangladesh . 2023-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190623012218/http://www.rmu.ac.bd/about/history . 2019-06-23 .
3. News: 2015-05-08 . bn:শিলাইদহে বেসরকারি উদ্যোগে রবীন্দ্র বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় হবে: তথ্যমন্ত্রী . Rabindra University will be a private initiative in Shilaidah: Information Minister . https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/শিলাইদহে-বেসরকারি-উদ্যোগে-রবীন্দ্র-বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় . 2023-08-13 . Prothom Alo . bn.
4. News: bn:এসেছে আরও ৬ বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় . 6 more private universities have come . https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF-%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%E0%A7%9F . Prothom Alo . 10 January 2016 . bn.
5. News: Private universities gripped by politics . Prothom Alo . 29 April 2019 . en.
6. News: UGC flags 16 private universities, warns students against admission . bdnews24.com . 12 June 2017.
7. News: UGC advises admission seekers to avoid 30 pvt univs . New Age . 4 April 2024.
8. Web site: Faculty of Agriculture Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia . 2023-08-13 . University Grants Commission of Bangladesh . en.
9. Web site: Faculty of Science and Engineering Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia . 2023-08-13 . University Grants Commission of Bangladesh . en.
10. Web site: Faculty of Business Studies Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia . 2023-08-13 . University Grants Commission of Bangladesh . en.
11. Web site: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Rabindra Maitree University, Kushtia . 2023-08-13 . University Grants Commission of Bangladesh . en.
12. Web site: 2019-06-23 . Rabindra Maitree University Kushtia, Bangladesh . 2023-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190623012720/http://www.rmu.ac.bd/about/bot . 2019-06-23 .