Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University
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Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University is a government financed public university of Bangladesh
. It is located at Nama para Battala, 1.5 kilometers from Trishal Upazila
, some 22 kilometers from Mymensingh
district and 100 kilometers from Dhaka
.
The university was established by the government of Bangladesh on 1 March 2005, though the initiative was taken some years before firstly by a non-official group of socio-cultural local elites: Greater Mymensingh Cultural Forum. The university was originally conceived to be the first culture-based university in Bangladesh, but the University Act of 2006 made it a general university with a special focus on liberal arts education and activities. The academic programme of the university started effective from 3 June 2007 with four departments under two faculties: the three departments of Bengali Language & Literature, English Language & Literature, and Music under the Faculty of Arts and the single Department of Computer Science and Engineering under the Faculty of Science & Engineering. Two more departments were established the next year under two new faculties: the Department of Accounting and Information Systems under the Faculty of Business Administration and the Department of Economics under the Faculty of Social Science.
Two other departments were opened in the academic year 2009-2010 under two faculties: the Department of Finance and Banking under the Faculty of Business Administration and the Department of Fine Arts under the Faculty of Arts. The university possesses a duly-qualified and productive band of youthful faculty members and officers/staffs who are deeply committed to the university’s mission to produce world-class graduates in academic disciplines of social science, humanities, science and business administration whose services and dedications are urgently needed for the reconstruction of Bangladesh.
On 23 June 2009, a bill was placed in the parliament to assign the president
as chancellor replacing the prime minister
.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It is located at Nama para Battala, 1.5 kilometers from Trishal Upazila
Trishal Upazila
Trishal is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The famous Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam attended a school here.-Demographics:...
, some 22 kilometers from Mymensingh
Mymensingh
Mymensingh , pronounced moy-mon-shing-haw, is a city of Bangladesh situated on the river Brahmaputra. It is the headquarters of the administrative unit Mymensingh District. Mymensingh is the anglicized pronunciation of the original name Momenshahi, referring to a ruler called Momen Shah. The cadet...
district and 100 kilometers from Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
.
Information
This is the first and only public university established in memory of great national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam of Bangladesh. It is in a place popularly known as Battala (shade of banyan tree) at Trishal Upazilla headquarters in the district of Mymensingh. The name Battala derives from the legendary banyan tree under which the poet passed his childhood playing flute and developing a poetic mind amidst the benign nature during his one-year stay at Trishal. The campus of the university still holds that the beauty of nature affects of inculcating among its dwellers imaginative-innovative mindsets.The university was established by the government of Bangladesh on 1 March 2005, though the initiative was taken some years before firstly by a non-official group of socio-cultural local elites: Greater Mymensingh Cultural Forum. The university was originally conceived to be the first culture-based university in Bangladesh, but the University Act of 2006 made it a general university with a special focus on liberal arts education and activities. The academic programme of the university started effective from 3 June 2007 with four departments under two faculties: the three departments of Bengali Language & Literature, English Language & Literature, and Music under the Faculty of Arts and the single Department of Computer Science and Engineering under the Faculty of Science & Engineering. Two more departments were established the next year under two new faculties: the Department of Accounting and Information Systems under the Faculty of Business Administration and the Department of Economics under the Faculty of Social Science.
Two other departments were opened in the academic year 2009-2010 under two faculties: the Department of Finance and Banking under the Faculty of Business Administration and the Department of Fine Arts under the Faculty of Arts. The university possesses a duly-qualified and productive band of youthful faculty members and officers/staffs who are deeply committed to the university’s mission to produce world-class graduates in academic disciplines of social science, humanities, science and business administration whose services and dedications are urgently needed for the reconstruction of Bangladesh.
Mission
The university has just started, still miles to go to attain its vision and mission. It is therefore most important that everyone should work together to transform this university into a ‘Centre of Academic Excellence’ for promotion and enrichment of this country’s cultural heritage and human values for which the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam relentlessly fought through his writings and songs.History
A project to establish the university was taken at a meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Commission (ECNEC) in February 2004. Former prime minister, Begum Khaleda Zia, laid the foundation stone of the university on March 1, 2005. At a function organised for the birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia inaugurated the functions of the two faculties On 25 May 2007 .Its first batch class was started on 3 June 2007. Professor Dr. Mohammad Shamsur Rahman was the first vice-Chancellor of JKKNIU. The first batch consisted of 185 students in Bangla language and Literature department and English language and Literature department under arts faculty and Computer Science and Engineering department under science faculty.On 23 June 2009, a bill was placed in the parliament to assign the president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
as chancellor replacing the prime minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
.
Faculties
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Faculty of Business Administration
- Faculty of Social Science
- Faculty of Arts
Departments
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Accounting and Information System
- Finance and Banking
- English Language and Literature
- Bangla Language and Literature
- Economics
- Music
- Fine Arts
- Human Resource Management
- Dramatics
- Public Administration & Government
- Electronics & Communication Engineering
Accounting & Information Systems
Department of Accounting & Information Systems under the faculty of Business Administration has started from 20 April 2008(session 2007-2008) with 57 students. Now this department offers four-year BBA program, major in accounting. In future, MBA in Accounting & Information Systems will be offered. At present four batches are running. There are five faculty members: Prof. Dr. Subrata Kumar Dey [PhD from University of Rajshashi,B.com(Hons),M.com(Accounting) from University of Dhaka], Shakhawat Hossain Sarkar [BBS(Hons) & MBA(Accounting) from the University of Rajshahi], Razu Ahmed [BBA & MBA in Accounting from Islamic University,Kushtia], Mollah Aminul Islam [BBA & MBA in Accounting from University of Dhaka], Niluthpaul Sarkar[BBA & MBA in Accounting from University of Dhaka].Computer Science and Engineering
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering under the faculty of Science and Engineering has started from session 2006-2007 with 35 students. Now this department offers four-year Bachelor's degrees of Computer Science and Engineering. In future, M Sc in Computer Science and Engineering will be offered. At present four batches are running. There are six faculty members: A H M Kamal (B Sc & M Sc in ECE), Md. Saiful Islam (B Sc & M Sc in MATH from the University of Rajshahi) Md. Mijanur Rahman (B Sc & M Sc in CSE), Md. Sujan Ali (B Sc & M Sc in AECE), Tushar kanti shaha, Mst. jannatul Ferdous (B.Sc & M.Sc in AECE)[4], Sumon Kumar Debnath and Md. Selim Al Mamun (B.Sc & M.Sc in CSE, University of Dhaka).Economics
Economics department started on 20 April in 2008, the second academic year of the university, with 58 students and two faculty members, Rehnuma Ferdous, assistant professor (B.S.S and M.S.S and in Economics from Islamic University), and Md. Bakhtiar Uddin lecturer (B.S.S and M.S.S in Economics from Dhaka University). Founding chairman of the department was the founding vice chancellor, Dr. Prof. Shamsur Rahman. The department offers B.S.S degree in Economics and has a plan to run an M.S.S program in near future. The department follows an up-to-date syllabus which includes Macro, Microeconomics, International Trade, Health Economics, Labor Economics, Environmental Economics, Developmental Economics, Public Economics. Recently two lecturers (Md. Tanjil Hossain and Md. Shahnewaz Khan) and one associate professor (Dr. Md. Habibur Rahman) were added to the faculty. Now students of three batches are studying here.Music
The music department began on 3 June 2007, academic year 2006-07 with 50 students and two faculty members: Ahmed Shakil Hahsmi (lecturer) and Tumpa Sammader (lecturer). Mr Zahidul Kabir is founder head of the department. Mr. Rashidunnaby (associate professor) is the head of the department. Music practical and theoretical education is available, like Nazrul, Rabindra, folk, Raaga music, etc. Students can complete four-year (Hons) and one-year MA degree.Fine Arts
The Fine Arts department started on 12 December 2009 with 35 students and four faculty members: Md. Safin Omar (assistant professor), Dulal Chandra Gain (assistant professor), Mohammad Emdadur Rashed Sukhon (lecturer), Topon Kumar Sarkar (lecturer). Drawing and Painting and Design group are available in this department.List of Vice chancellors
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Dr. Mohammad Shamsur Rahman. | May-2007 | 21-April-2009 |
| Professor Sayed Gias Uddin | 22-April-2009 | Present |