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Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) is the 12th government-financed public university and 2nd science and technology specialized public university in Bangladesh specializing in science, technology, and business. It is named after the charismatic political leader Mawlana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani. The medium of instruction is English. Every year, almost 800 (currently 795) students are enrolled in undergraduate programs to study in this institution. The number of teachers is about 169. The university has continued to expand over the last few years. This includes the construction of new academic buildings, library building, teachers dorm, vice chancellor's residence, several halls for the students etc. There are five halls (Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, Shahid Ziaur Rahman Hall, Muktijoddha Abdul Mannan Hall for men and Shahid Janani Jahanara Imam Hall, Alema Khatun Bhashani Hall for women). Md. Alauddin is vice chancellor again for 4 years (2017-2021) after his first tenure (2013-2017). Prime Minister of The People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation-stone of MBSTU at Santosh, Tangail in 1999. Md. Yousuf Sharif Ahmed Khan was appointed as its first vice-chancellor on 21 November 2002. Classes began 25 October 2003 with 5 teachers and 83 students.[1] Initially the university had two departments, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The following year two more departments were added, Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM). In the 2003-2004 academic session, three more departments were opened: Textile Engineering (TE), Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (BGE), and Food Technology & Nutritional Science (FTNS).[3][4][5] In the 2010-2011 academic session, four more departments were added: Business Administration,[citation needed] Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics. In 2012, Mathematics and Statistics split into two departments.In the 2013-2014 academic session, two more departments were added named Pharmacy and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, founded by VC. Between 2013 and 2015, MBSTU was the scene of several violent clashes allegedly involving the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). University staff were beaten, payments were extorted, buildings were vandalized, classrooms were set on fire, and in May 2015 a student was killed, which caused Vice Chancellor Mohammad Alauddin to temporarily close the university. The university campus is located at Tangail, a city about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north-west of the capital, Dhaka. MBSTU campus is situated at Santosh, which is in the southwestern part of Tangail. It has a modest-size campus with limited capacity for residence within walking distances of the academic buildings. The campus occupies about 57 acres (0.23 km2) and a budget of approximately 3.66 billion BDT has been approved for the enlargement of the university.[citation needed, This area accommodates five faculties, the administrative building, the central library, cafeteria, VC house, five student halls, teachers dorm, medical centre, sports field, monuments etc. The historic Darbar Hall (auditorium), built under the direct supervision of Mawlana Bhashani himself, a dighi (big pond) named after the mystic guru, Pir (saint/wali) Shah Zamaan, the Mazaar (Shrine) of Mawlana Bhashani, a mosque and several other institutions are also present within the university premises. Bijoy angon and Memorial for the memory of martyr intellectual 1971 is also the favorite place for students. Besides these, the university also owns some land in Hrathkhola, Santosh, where the residence facility for the teachers' has been proposed to be constructed. Disclaimer: ========= This channel may use some copyrighted materials without specific authorization of the owner but contents used here falls under the “Fair Use” as described in The Copyright Act 2000 Law No. 28 of the year 2000 of Bangladesh under Chapter 6, Section 36 and Chapter 13 Section 72. According to that law allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. #mbstu #Mawlana_Bhashani_Science_and_Technology_University #all_public_university_admission_2019-20 #Sontosh_Tangail

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