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Encyclopedia > Chittagong University

Chittagong University
Established 1966
Type Public
Chancellor Prof. Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed
Vice-Chancellor Dr. M. Badiul Alam
Faculty 687
Staff 1900
Students 18000
Location Chittagong, Bangladesh
Address Chittagong 4331
Campus Urban, 1257.82 acres
Website www.cu.ac.bd

The University of Chittagong (Bangla: চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Chôţţogram Bishshobiddalôe) is a public university situated at Hathazari Upazila (Thana) of the district of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The university was established in 1966. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and a pioneer in Microcredit theory in Economics, and the 2006 winner of Nobel Prize in peace, started his first experiments from this campus at the neighbouring village of Zobra. Dr. Jamal Nazrul Islam, a noted mathematician and physicist, is another faculty member. The university is located in a remote place from the city (22 Km north of City of Chittagong. Therefore, it has free shuttle trains service from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. for students. There are bus services for the faculties and other staffs. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... This article is about Chittagong as a city in Bangladesh. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article is about the Bengali language. ... This article is about Chittagong as a city in Bangladesh. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: , pronounced ) (born June 28, 1940) is a Muslim Bangladeshi banker and economist. ... The Grameen Bank (Bangla: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organization and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans (known as microcredit) to the impoverished without requiring collateral. ... Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to the unemployed, to poor entrepreneurs and to others living in poverty who are not considered bankable. ... The Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... Jamal Nazrul Islam is a famous physicist and mathematician of Bangladesh. ... Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ... This article is about Chittagong as a city in Bangladesh. ...


The University of Chittagong is surrounded by hills, and is bisected by a small stream. The campus also hosts a Buddhist temple named Bishwa Shanti Pagoda, which also serves as a residence hall for the university's Buddhist students.

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Degrees offered

The university offers 4 Year Bachelor of Science (Honours) (B.Sc.), 1 Year Masters of Science (M.Sc.), both thesis and course work based, under the faculty of Science. The medium of instruction of this Faculty is English. Also, Post Graduate Degree (PGD) in Computer Science and Information Technology are offered. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


It offers 4 Year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and 1 Year Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees under the faculty of Business Administration, 4 Year Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) and 1 Year Masters of Social Science (MSS) degrees under the Faculty of Social Science, 4 Year Bachelor of Arts (BA) and 1 Year Masters of Arts (MA) degrees under the faculty of Arts, 4 Year LLB and 1 Year LLM degree under the Faculty of Law. Chittagong University is the pioneer to offer 4 year BBA, BSc(Hons) in Forestry, Environmental Sciences, and Marine Science in Bangladesh. The university also offers 2 Year MPhil and 3 Year PhD degree by research.


Faculty and departments

With a modest beginning of 4 departments in 1966, the University of Chittagong has grown to 8 individual faculties, 35 departments, 3 institutes and 3 research centres. It has 3 affiliated Medical colleges under the Faculty of Medicine and 1 Veterinary Medicine College under the faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The veterinary medical college has recently been upgraded into a separate University. As such the number of faculties at present is 7. Current student enrolment is more than 15,000. Following is a list of faculties and the related departments.

  • Faculty of Science
    • Department of Physics
    • Department of Applied Physics and Electronics
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Statistics
    • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    • Institute of Marine Sciences
    • Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences
    • Research Centre for Mathematics and Physical Sciences (RCMPS)
  • Faculty of Biological Sciences
    • Department of Botany
    • Department of Zoology
    • Department of Microbiology
    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    • Department of Geography and Environmental Science
      • Department of Soil Science
    • Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
    • Department of Psychology
  • Faculty of Arts
    • Department of Bengali
    • Department of English
    • Department of History
    • Department of Islamic History and Culture
    • Department of Philosophy
    • Department of Fine Arts
    • Department of Arabic
    • Department of Oriental Languages
    • Department of Islamic Studies and Culture
    • Department of Communication and Journalism
    • Nazrul Research Centre
  • Faculty of Social Science
    • Department of Economics
    • Department of Political Science
    • Department of Sociology
    • Department of Public Administration
    • Department of Anthropology
    • Department of International Relations (IR)
    • Department of Home Economics
    • Institute of Development Studies
  • Faculty of Business Administration
    • Department of Accounting and Information System
    • Department of Management Studies
    • Department of Marketing
    • Department of Finance and Banking
    • Bureau of Business Research
  • Faculty of Law
    • Department of Law
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Other affiliated colleges
    • Chittagong Home Economics College
    • Chittagong University Laboratory School and College

Chittagong Medical College is a government medical college in Bangladesh. ...

Famous alumni and faculty

Jamal Nazrul Islam is a famous physicist and mathematician of Bangladesh. ... This is a discussion of a present category of science. ... Dr. Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: , pronounced ) (born June 28, 1940) is a Muslim Bangladeshi banker and economist. ... The Grameen Bank (Bangla: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organization and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans (known as microcredit) to the impoverished without requiring collateral. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ...

External links

  • Official website
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Chittagong Summary (6144 words)
Chittagong is also home to a few of the most renowned universities of Bangladesh, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), the International Islamic University of Chittagong, the Chittagong University, established in 1966, the Chittagong College being notable examples.
The conquest of Bengal by Bakhtiyar Khalji in 1204 led to a large-scale Muslim settlement in Chittagong.
Chittagong is known as the land of saints, darwishes and fakirs.
Chittagong: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (1408 words)
It is located in the Chittagong District of Chittagong Division, in the southeastern portion of the country near Myanmar (Burma).
The largest sea port in the country, Chittagong is the main route for almost all of Bangladesh's import and export, and generates a huge amount of revenue each year, attracting many investors internationally.
Chittagong is very different in terms of topography from the rest of Bangladesh, as the city is part of the hilly regions that branch off from the Himalayas.
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