Khulna University in Bangladesh

Khulna University is a public university in Bangladesh. It is situated at Gollamari, Khulna, Bangladesh, by the river Moyur, beside the Khulna-Satkhira highway. The academic programs of Khulna University started on 31 August 1991 with 80 students in four disciplines. Khulna University has 26 disciplines under five schools and one institute. It is the only university in Bangladesh where student politics is not allowed. Students passing the Higher Secondary Certificate examination are very much interested in their admission in Khulna University for this politics-free environment. Khulna is an administrative division as well as the third largest metropolitan city in Bangladesh. The Mongla Sea Port, the Shipyard, the Bangladesh Naval Base are in Khulna. Khulna is an industrial city and famous for the Sundarbans.

1974: The importance of establishing a university in Khulna Division was first mentioned in the report of Kudrat-e-Khuda Commission.
1979: (November) The Cabinet of Ministers took the decision for establishing a technical university. The local people demanded a general university.
1985: The government formed two committees: Zillur Rahman Siddiqui Committee (for preparing academic and administrative programmes) and Mahbubuzzaman Committee (for the selection of site).
1987: (4 January) The government finalized the programme of establishing a university at Khulna on the basis of the reports of the above committees.
1988: (25 February) Nurul Islam, the then Divisional Commissioner, was appointed the Project Director for establishing the university.
1988: (2 August) Abdur Rahim, the then divisional commissioner, was appointed the project director. After him Prof. Dr. Md. Abdul Bari served as project director.
1989: (9 March) The then President Hussain Muhammad Ershad laid the foundation stone.
1989: (1 August) Prof. Dr. Golam Rahman of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was appointed the project director.
1990: (June) The Khulna University Act 1990 was passed in Jatyo Sangsad.
1990: (31 July) The Khulna University Act 1990 was published in gazette form.
1991: (August) Project director Prof. Dr. Golam Rahman was appointed the first vice chancellor.
1991: (3 August) First orientation was held.
1991: (31 August) The academic programme of the university started.
1991: (25 November) The academic programme was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
1993: (23 August) Prof. Dr. Golam Ali Fakir of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) was appointed the second Vice Chancellor.
1997: (10 April) The first convocation was held.
1997: (23 August) S M Nazrul Islam of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was appointed the third vice chancellor.
2001: (14 February) The second convocation was held.
2003: (9 March) The first senate meeting was held.
2010:(28 December) The fourth convocation was held.

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Schools
There are five schools in Khulna University, which have 26 discipline:

Life Science School
School of Arts and Humanities
School of Management and Business Administration
School of Social Science
Science Engineering and Technology School
Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) School
Architecture (ARCH) Discipline
Chemistry (CHEM) Discipline
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Discipline
Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Discipline
Mathematics (MATH) Discipline
Physics (PHY) Discipline
Statistics (STAT) Discipline
Urban and Rural Planning (URP) Discipline

[/one_half][one_half_last]Life Science (LS) School
Agrotechnology (AT) Discipline
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (BGE) Discipline
Environmental Science (ES) Discipline
Fisheries and Marine Resources Technology (FMRT) Discipline
Forestry and Wood Technology (FWT) Discipline
Pharmacy (PHARM) Discipline
Soil Science (SS) Discipline

School of Management & Business Administration (SOMBA)
Business Administration (BAD) Discipline
Human Resource Management (HRM) Discipline
Social Science School[edit]
Economics (ECON) Discipline
Development Studies (DS) Discipline
Sociology (SOC) Discipline
Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) Discipline
Arts and Humanities School[edit]
Bangla Language and Literature (BNL) Discipline
English (ENG) Discipline[/one_half_last]

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