| অ্যাভিয়েশন অ্যান্ড অ্যারোস্পেস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ | |
| Former name | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (2020-2025) |
|---|---|
| Motto | Space and Beyond |
| Type | Public Government Research |
| Established | February 28, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-28) |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Air Vice Marshal A K M Manirul Bahar |
| Students | 330 (approx) |
| Undergraduates | 270 (approx) |
| Postgraduates | 60 (approx) |
| Address | Lalmonirhat Airport, Lalmonirhat, 5500, Bangladesh 25°53′25.8″N 89°26′08.2″E / 25.890500°N 89.435611°E / 25.890500; 89.435611 |
| Campus | Urban, 1,117 acres (4.52 km) |
| Language | English |
| Education System | Co-education |
| Accreditation | Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh |
| Colors | Metallic Gold and Midnight Blue |
| Website | bsmraau |
Aviation and Aerospace University Bangladesh is a public university in Bangladesh. It is funded by the government and is Bangladesh's first higher education institution on aerospace engineering. It is the 46th public University of Bangladesh. The permanent campus of AAUB is situated in Lalmonirhat, beside the Lalmonirhat Airport. As per the admission circular the Aeronautical Engineering program began in January 2020.
History
On July 11, 2018, the UGC drafted a law and submitted it to the Ministry of Education for setting up an aviation university in Bangladesh. At the Council of Ministers meeting on September 28, 2018, the approval for establishing this university/institution was granted, along with three more universities receiving policy approval on the same day. On February 28, 2019, education minister Dipu Moni placed a bill in the National Parliament regarding the inauguration of this institution and it was passed. A temporary office has been set up at the old airport at Tejgaon, Dhaka to handle the activities of the university. Air Vice-Marshal AHM Fazlul Haque has been appointed as the founding Vice Chancellor of the institution on May 26, 2019. The current Vice Chancellor of the university is Air Vice-Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam.
List of vice-chancellors
- Air Vice-Marshal AHM Fazlul Haque (2019 - 2021)
- Air Vice-Marshal Muhammad Nazrul Islam (2021-2022)
- Air Vice Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam (2022-2024)
- Air Vice Marshal A K M Manirul Bahar(2024-Present)
See also
References
- "Bangladesh aviation university in Lalmonirhat soon: Nuruzzaman". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- অনুমোদন পাচ্ছে এভিয়েশন অ্যান্ড অ্যারোস্পেসসহ ৪ পাবলিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় [4 public universities, including Aviation and Aerospace, receive approval]. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- এভিয়েশন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়সহ তিনটি বিল পাস [Three bills passed including one for an Aviation University]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Bangladesh. 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University Bill placed". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "২০২০ সালে চালু হবে বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান এভিয়েশন অ্যান্ড অ্যারোস্পেস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়" [Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University to be launched in 2020]. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- Roy, S Dilip (2019-08-26). "Country's first aviation university will be in Lalmonirhat". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
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Categories:- Technological institutes of Bangladesh
- Public universities of Bangladesh
- Public engineering universities of Bangladesh
- Engineering universities of Bangladesh
- Engineering universities and colleges in Bangladesh
- Engineering universities and colleges
- Educational institutions established in 2019
- 2019 establishments in Bangladesh