Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University is a government financed public university of Bangladesh

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 named after the charismatic, legendary political leader of the country Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani

Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani

Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani was a popular political leader in Pakistan and Bangladesh, a rural based self-educated person.Abdu Hamid Khan Bhashani, born in 1880 in Dhangara, Bangladesh), was the son of Haji Sharafat Ali Khan. He gained immense popularity among peasants...

. This University is the first of its kind among the public universities in Bangladesh. The medium of instruction is English. To ensure a better academic atmosphere, there is no provision for any political activities by the teachers, students and employees in the campus.

Every year, about 500 students get enrolled in undergraduate programs to study in this institution. The total number of teachers is about 80. The University has continued to expand over the last few years. This includes the construction of new academic building, several halls for the students etc.

History

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) was established at Santosh

Santosh, Bangladesh

Santosh is a place in Tangail, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. This place is popular for Bhasani....

, Tangail

Tangail

Tangail is a town in Tangail District located in central region of Bangladesh. It consists of 5 corporations, 8 municipalities, 72 wards, 211 mahallas. It is located on the banks of Louhajang River, and is part of the Dhaka Division.-Education:...

in 1999 with a view to provide modern and scientific knowledge through high quality education to the students. Today's MBSTU is the outcome of the dream which had been dreamt by Maulana Bhashani

Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani

long ago. The students are educated in such a way, that they would also have knowledge on life history of Maulana Bhashani

Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani

and his social & political activities, ethics. In the true spirit of interdisciplinary approach, the students would, therefore, emerge as professionals with a humane outlook towards life.

On 21 November 2002 Prof. Dr. Md. Yousuf Sharif Ahmed Khan had been appointed as the first Vice Chancellor of the university and finally MBSTU started running officially with only two departments - Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) & Information and Communication Technology (ICT) under the first faculty of the university, which is the Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering. MBSTU had started its first academic activities with a total of 83 students and 5 teachers of the CSE faculty on the 25 October 2003. After about eight months of academic duration of the university, two new departments were opened - Environmental Science & Resource Management (ESRM) and Criminology & Police Science (CPS) under the second faculty of the university, which is the Faculty of Life Science.

In the 2005-2006 academic session, three more departments were opened. These newly added departments were - Textile Engineering (TE), under the Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering and Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (BGE), Food Technology & Nutritional Science (FTNS), under the Faculty of Life Science.

In the 2010-2011 academic session, four more departments were added under the two newly opened faculties - the Faculty of Business Studies and the Faculty of General Science. These departments were, Bachelor of Business Administration, under the Faculty of Business Studies; Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry & Physics, under the Faculty of General Science.

At present the university holds a total of about 1700 students and is making its way towards success and glory.

Campus

The university campus is located at Tangail

Tangail

. The district of Tangail

Tangail

belongs to the Dhaka division and is located in the north-west of 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...

. MBSTU campus is situated at Santosh

Santosh, Bangladesh

Santosh is a place in Tangail, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. This place is popular for Bhasani....

, which is in the northwestern part of Tangail

Tangail

. It has a modest-size campus with limited capacity for residence within walking distances of the academic buildings. At present the campus occupies almost about 57 acres (230670.816 m²) of land. This area accommodates four faculties, the administrative building, the central library, five student halls, sports field etc. The historic Darbar Hall (auditorium), built under the direct supervision of Maulana Bhashani

Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani

himself, A dighi (big pond) named after the mystic guru, Pir (saint/wali

Wali

Walī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh...

) Shah Zamaan, the Mazaar (Shrine

Shrine

A shrine is a holy or sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon or similar figure of awe and respect, at which they are venerated or worshipped. Shrines often contain idols, relics, or other such objects associated with the figure being venerated....

) of Maulana Bhashani

Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani

, a mosque and several other institutions are also present within the university premises

Premises

Premises are land and buildings together considered as a property. This usage arose from property owners finding the word in their title deeds, where it originally correctly meant "the aforementioned; what this document is about", from Latin prae-missus = "placed before".In this sense, the word is...

.

Besides these, the university also owns some land in Hradkhola, Santosh, where the residence facility for the teachers' has been proposed to be constructed.

Chancellor

President Md. Zillur Rahman

Zillur Rahman

Md. Zillur Rahman is the President of Bangladesh and a senior presidium member of the Awami League...

, President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Deans

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering – Professor Dr. M. Nurul Islam
Faculty of Life Science – Dr. A K M Mohiuddin, Associate Professor
Faculty of Science – Professor Dr. M. Nurul Islam
Faculty of Business Studies – Professor Dr. Moniruzzaman

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Faculty of Life Science

The faculty of Life science started with two departments namely Environmental Science and Resource Management and Criminology and Police Science in 2004.

Faculty of Business Studies

Bachelor of Business Administration

Faculty of General Science

Head of the Departments

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) – Mostofa Kamal Nasir, Assistant Professor
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – Md. Ahsan Habib, Assistant Professor
Textile Engineering (TE) – Mohammad Abdul Jalil, Assistant Professor
Food Technology and Nutrition Science (FTNS) – Rokeya Begum, Assistant Professor
Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM) – Dr. Md. Sirajul Islam, Associate Professor
Criminology and Police Science (CPS) – Md. Asaduzzaman Saadi, Assistant Professor
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BGE) – Md. Imam Hossain, Assistant Professor
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Professor Dr. Moniruzzaman
Physics – Md. Anwar Hossain, Assistant Professor
Mathematics and Statistics – Mohammad Mokaddes Ali, Assistant Professor
Chemistry – Dr. Mohammad Khademul Islam, Assistant Professor

Academic Calender

The academic year and session is generally divided into two semesters. One semester is composed of 18.4 weeks and each week consists of 5 working days. The session usually starts after completion of the second semester. A full-time undergraduate course consists of four sessions or eight semesters. A regular examination is held at the end of each semester besides class tests for continuous assessment of progress.

Admission

B.Sc. admission in MBSTU is very competitive, determined in part through a highly competitive admission test. After completion of the higher secondary

Higher Secondary Examination

Higher Secondary Examination is a centralised examination that students in India take up after class 10 . All the State School Education Boards, CBSE, CISCE and NIOS conducts exams during the period of March-April every year...

level (HSC) education, a student can submit an application for undergraduate admission if he or she fulfills the minimum requirement. Students with a minimum grade in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English of their higher secondary examination

Higher Secondary Examination

are allowed to appear in the admission test.

For admission to M.S. and PGD programs, candidates are required to appear in admission test or interviews. Detailed admission information can be found on the Admission Section and on the Homepage of the Official University Website.

Campus life

Students have classes from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm during the weekdays, i.e. Saturday to Wednesday. The students get the opportunity to visit interesting places on educational tours every now and then.

The students live in five halls. Three of the halls are for the gents and two are for the ladies. Several multistory halls with all kinds of modern facilities are under process of deployment.

The official activities are maintained by the Administrative Department of MBSTU, which is divided into several sub-departments. MBSTU has a health care center to provide care to the students. There is a Physical Education Department, which organizes departmental sporting events and runs the gymnasium to facilitate the students to keep sound health.

Cultural activities such as Ekushey February (International Mother Language Day)

International Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999...

, Shwadhinota Dibosh (Independence Day)

Independence Day Of Bangladesh

The Independence Day of Bangladesh , also referred as 26 March is a national holiday. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan on late hours of 25 March 1971...

, Bijoy Dibosh (Victory Day)

Victory Day (Bangladesh)

Victory Day is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on December 16.On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, ending the 9 month-long Bangladesh Liberation War and 1971 Bangladesh atrocities. General AAK Niazi, the Commanding officer...

, Maulana Bhashani's Birth & Death Anniversary, Pohela Boishakh (the first day of the Bengali calendar

Bengali calendar

The Bengali calendar or Bangla calendar is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used by the Bengali people. It is used in the eastern Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura and in Bangladesh...

), Boshonto Boron (the first day of spring in the Bengali Calender

Bengali calendar

) etc., are celebrated annually.

Besides these, the university also arranges seminars, symposia, workshops etc., with local and international experts aiming at exchanging views and upgrading knowledge.

Library

The central library is in a significant point of the campus with a calm and relaxing environment, essential for the readers to engage themselves in their studies. A vast collection of course-oriented books along with reference books as well as books that are beyond the courses offered by the university. The library collection is sufficient enough for any student of any department to acquire knowledge on his subjects. The central library is equipped with photocopying machines.

The central library is proposed to emerge into an electronic library soon so that it can run more flexibly and the students can get the chance to take the advantage of the library to the fullest.

Besides the Central Library, every department has its own seminar library to fulfill the demands of the students and teachers. Every department's Seminar Library has a vast collection of books on topics within and beyond the academic courses of that department.

Halls of residence

There are five halls to provide residential accommodation and non-residential attachments for MBSTU students. A provost/superintendent and an assistant provost is appointed for every hall administration. The halls are listed below:

Male halls

Students' Hall 01 (also known as Dormitory 1 or D-1)
Students' Hall 03 (also known as Dormitory 3 or D-3)
Shahid President Ziaur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...

Hall (also known as SPZRD or Zia Hall or Ziaur Rahman Dormitory)

Female halls

Alema Khatun Bhashani Hall (also known as Dormitory 2 or D-2)
Students' Hall 04 (former residence of the Zamindar
Zamindar
A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...

of Santosh
Santosh, Bangladesh
Santosh is a place in Tangail, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. This place is popular for Bhasani....

during the British Raj, now MBSTU property)

Student organizations/clubs and societies

Central Cultural Club of MBSTU
MBSTU Debating Society
MBSTU Film Society
Society of Crimimnology and Police Science (SCPS)
Bangladesh Society of Criminology (BSC)
Biotechnology Club of MBSTU
MBSTU Open Source Network
Society of ICT, MBSTU
Computer Club of MBSTU
Rotaract Club of Mawlana Bhashani, Tangail (Rotary International District 3280, Bangladesh)
Dhrubotara Techno Cultural Club
Leo Club of MBSTU
MBSTU Photographic Society (MBSTUPS)
MBSTU Science Club
MBSTU Central Dramatic Club (CDC)

Alumni Association

To organize its former students, MBSTU has its own Alumni Association like the all other universities. Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Alumni Association (MBSTUAA) started its official journey in 2010. Detail information on the Alumni Association can be found on the Alumni Section of the official MBSTU website.

Contacts

Campus Address
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail - 1902.
Phone: +880921 55399 ; Fax: +880921 55400
Dhaka Liaison Office
Subastu Novonil, Flat No. 1-A(1st floor), House No. 36, Road No. 14/A,
Dhanmondi, Dhaka - 1209 (Opposite to Bangladesh Medical College).

External links

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