Mawlana Bhashani Science & Technology University

Bhashani. Mawlana
Bhashani had the desire to establish a university that
would build its students as independent, honest and hard
working citizens. He had proposed the name of this
university "Islamic University". Unfortunately his concerns
of Islamic University had remained just a dream throughout
his lifetime. Long after this spiritual leader`s death, a
university named "Islamic University" did establish but this
university was established in the district of Kustia instead
of Tangail. After waiting a long period of time the Prime
Minister of The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh "Seikh
Hasina" founded the foundation-stone of MBSTU at
Santosh, Tangail in 1999. Yousuf Sharif
Ahmed Khan had been appointed as the first Vice
Chancellor of the university and finally MBSTU started
running officially with only two departments - Computer
Science and Engineering & Information And
Communication Technology under the first Faculty of the
University which is the faculty of Computer Science &
Engineering. MBSTU had started its first academic activities
with a total of 83 students and 5 teachers of the CSE
faculty on 25/10/2003. After about eight months of
academic duration of the university, MBSTU had been
added with two new departments - Environmental Science &
Resource Management and Criminology & Police Science
under the second faculty of the University which is the
faculty of Life Science. In course of time new departments
have been added under both the CSE and the LS faculties
of MBSTU. These newly added departments are - Textile
Engineering, Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, Food
Technology & Nutritional Science. At present the university
holds a total of near about 2000 of students in it and
MBSTU is making its way towards the success and glory.