The Comilla University is a public university located at Kotbari,

Comilla Comilla (), officially spelled Cumilla, is a metropolis on the banks of the Gomti River in eastern Bangladesh. Comilla was one of the cities of ancient Bengal. It was once the capital of Tripura kingdom. Comilla Airport is located in the Duli ...

, Bangladesh. The university was constructed on 244.19 acres of land at

Shalban Vihara Shalban Vihara (Sanskrit; ''Shalban Bihar'') is an archaeological site in Mainamati, Moinamoti, Comilla District, Comilla, Bangladesh. The ruins are in the middle of the Lalmai hills ridge, and these are of a 7th-century Paharpur Buddhist Mona ...

, Moynamoti, Kotbari.

University is affiliated with University Grants Commission, Bangladesh. Golam Mowlah is the founder vice-chancellor of Comilla University who served until he was removed on 30 July 2008. Zulfikar Ali, a professor of mathematics, was given the charge as acting vice-chancellor. The next vice-chancellor of Comilla University, A.K.M. Zehadul Karim declared his resignation on 7 October 2009. Amir Hossen Khan, a professor of the physics department of

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, was appointed as vice-chancellor on 22 November 2009. After expiration of the duration of Amir Hossen Khan then Ali Ashraf, a professor of the economics department and ex-president of Chittagong University Teachers Association has been appointed as the 5th vice-chancellor of Comilla University. He joined the university on 3 December 2013. Emran Kabir Chowdhury on January 31, 2018 joined as the 6th vice chancellor of Comilla University. It started with 7 functional departments. Now there are a total of 19 departments Under 6 faculties including Information & Communication Technology,

Computer Science & Engineering Computer science and engineering (CSE) is an academic subject comprising approaches of computer science and computer engineering. There is no clear division in computing between science and engineering, just like in the field of materials science ...

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

Statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ...

, Mathematics, Finance and Banking, Accounting & Information Systems,

Marketing Marketing is the act of acquiring, satisfying and retaining customers. It is one of the primary components of Business administration, business management and commerce. Marketing is usually conducted by the seller, typically a retailer or ma ...

, Management Studies, Mass Communication & Journalism, Law, Economics, Public Administration,

Archeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeolo ...

Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...

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, and English.

Administration

;Vice-chancellors # Golam Mowlah (26 July 2006 – 30 July 2008) # M. Zulfikar Ali (31 July 2008 – 19 Oct 2008) # A. H. M. Zehadul Karim (20 Oct 2008 – 22 Nov 2009) # Md. Amir Hossen Khan (23 Nov 2009 – 22 Nov 2013) # Md. All Ashraf ( 3 Dec 2013 – 2 Dec 2017) # Emran Kabir Chowdhury (31 Jan 2018 – 30 Jan 2022) # A. F. M. Abdul Moyeen (31 Jan 2022 – 11 August 2024) 8. Md. Haider Ali At the aftermath of 2024 Bangladesh Non-cooperation movement, on 11 August 2024, the Vice-Chancellor Abdul Moyeen, Proctor (acting) Kazi Omar Saddiqi and three Assistant Proctors Md Jahid Hasan, Amit Dutta, and Abu Obaida Rahid resigned from their posts.

At a glance

History

The executive committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a project for the establishment of twelve science and technology universities in the country during 2001 and one of these was planned to be established in

Cumilla Comilla (), officially spelled Cumilla, is a metropolis on the banks of the Gomti River in eastern Bangladesh. Comilla was one of the cities of ancient Bengal. It was once the capital of Tripura kingdom. Comilla Airport is located in the Duli ...

. But instead, the government granted a general university and its charter in

on 8 May 2006, as the 26th public university under which the university is being operated. The university formally started its journey on 28 May 2007, through an orientation program for the 2006–07 academic year with 300 students and 15 teachers enrolled in 7 departments under 4 faculties: * Department of Mathematics under the Faculty of Science, * Department of English under the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, * Department of Economics and Public Administration under the Faculty of Social Science, * Three departments (Accounting & Information Systems, Management, Marketing) under the School of Business. The Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) was introduced in the 2008–09 session. The Department of Bangla, Department of Anthropology and the Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) was introduced in the 2009–2010 session. Three new departments (Physics, Chemistry and Statistics) have been opened in the academic session 2010–2011. From the academic session 2013–14 three more department (Finance and Banking, Pharmacy and Archeology) have been introduced. Cumilla University has more than four thousand students in different batches, 120 teachers and 100 staffs devoted to conducting teaching and research.

Academics

Faculties and departments

The university's 19 departments are organised into 6 faculties.

Academic buildings

There are four academic buildings (One is under process) in Cumilla University Campus: # Academic Building 1 (North) (Faculty of Business Studies) # Academic Building 2 (South) (Faculty of Social Science, Arts) # Academic Building 3 (Faculty of Science) # Academic Building 4 (Faculty of Law and Engineering)

Residential student halls

There are five residential halls. Two for female and three for male students * Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Hall * Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall * Bijoy 24 Hall * Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani Hall (Female) * Suniti Shanti Hall (Female)

References

External links

* Officia
Website
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