People's_University_of_Bangladesh

People's University of Bangladesh

People's University of Bangladesh

Add article description

The People's University of Bangladesh or PUB is a non-profit educational institution located at Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Quick Facts Motto, Type ...

History

People's University of Bangladesh was established on 14 May 1996 as a private university under the Private University Act 1992.[1] The university has two own campuses, one at Mohammadpur and the other one located at Sristighar, Shibpur, Narsingdi.

Shirazul Islam Mollah, chairman of Prime Bank and member of parliament, is the chairman of PUB.[2] The University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has approved its syllabi and curricula. The first convocation was held on 29 October 2007 at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre.[3]

In 2016, University Grants Commission (UGC) said that it would not recognize certificates from the People's University of Bangladesh as it did not have a vice-chancellor.[4] In 2015, The Daily Star reported that members of the board of directors had filed cases against each other over internal disputes. The report also stated the university was running illegal campuses outside of Dhaka using a stay order from Bangladesh High Court.[5] In 2018, UGC issued a red notice against the university as a warning to potential students.[6]

List of vice-chancellors

  • A.K.M Salahuddin (present)

Academic programs

The PUB offers courses in different disciplines in school of Arts, Applied Science and Business Administration.

Faculty of Business & Social Studies
School of Applied Science
School of Arts
  • B.A.(Honors) in English
  • M.A.(Final) in English
  • B.A. (Honors) in Islamic Studies & Culture
  • M.A. (preliminary) in Islamic Studies & Culture
  • M.A. (Final) in Islamic Studies & Culture

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    "Private University Act, 1992". Archived from the original on 2003-04-25. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  2. [2]
    "Prime Bank Limited". www.primebank.com.bd. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  3. [3]
    "1st Convocation 2007", Prothom Alo, p. 13, 29 October 2007
  4. [4]
    "Certificates from 18 pvt universities unacceptable". The Daily Star. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  5. [5]
    "No rules left to be broken". The Daily Star. 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  6. [6]
    Islam, Shahidul. "UGC alerts students to enrolment at 14 private universities flagged red". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article People's_University_of_Bangladesh, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.