Gazipur Digital University is Bangladeshi specialized government university. It was established in 2016 and started the admission process in 2018. It is situated in Kaliakair,

Gazipur Gazipur () is a city in central Bangladesh. Located in Gazipur District in Dhaka Division, it is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh, with 75% of all garment industries situated there. ...

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History

On 26 July 2016, the

government of Bangladesh The government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh () is the central government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president, prime minister and cabinet), the ...

enacted a regulation in the National Assembly to set up the university on a 50-acre site adjoining to Kaliakoir Hi–Tech Park in Kaliakair,

Gazipur District Gazipur District () is a district in central Bangladesh, that is part of the Dhaka Division. It has an area of 1806.36 km2. It is the home district of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and has been a prominent centre o ...

. Instruction began with the 2018–2019 academic year, for which 100 students were offered admission. After the fall of the

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led

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government, On February 13, 2025, the interim government of Bangladesh issued an ordinance naming the university from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University to Gazipur Digital University. Although the students of this university have protested to name it as Bangladesh Digital University. On 24 february 2025, Students of Gazipur Digital University blocked the Dhaka-Gazipur rail track, demanding the institution be renamed 'Bangladesh Digital University'.

Academic

Faculties

Faculty of Cyber Physical System Engineering * Department of Internet of Things and Robotics Engineering Faculty of Digital Transformation Engineering * Department of Educational Technology and Engineering Faculty of Software and Machine Intelligence Engineering * Department of Software Engineering * Department of Data Science and Engineering Faculty of Security and Communication Engineering * Department of Cyber Security Engineering Upcoming departments * Department of Artificial Intelligence * Department of Multimedia and Game Development * Department of Material Science and Microchip Technology * Department of Cloud Computing * Department of Network Engineering and Management * Department of Automobile and Transportation Engineering * Department of Bio-Technology and Genetic Engineering * Department of Nano Science and Technology * Department of Biomedical Engineering * Department of Bio-resource Engineering * Department of Business Intelligence and Management * Department of Actuarial Science

Institute

Institute for Online and Distance Learning * Certificate Course on "Digital Learning Design" * Certificate Course on "Digital Content Development" * Certificate Course on "Mobile Application Development" * Certificate Course in "Cyber Security"

References

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