Bangladesh University (BU) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a private university located at Mohmmadpur in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university was established in 2001 under the Private University Act 1992. The university's founder was Quazi Azher Ali, who served as first vice chancellor of the university from 2001 to 2009.

Faculties and departments

Bangladesh University has the following faculties and departments:

Faculty of Business Administration & Economics

• Dept. of Business Administration
• Dept. of Economics

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology

• Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
• Dept. of Architecture
• Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
• Mathematics
• Pharmacy

Faculty of Arts, Social Science & Law

• Dept. of English
• Dept. of Law
• Dept. of Sociology

Academic calendar

The academic system of BU consists with three semesters:

• Spring semester
• Summer semester
• Fall semester

The academic system of BU for Engineering consists with two semesters:

• Spring semester
• Fall semester

List of vice-chancellors

• Anwarul Haque Sharif
• Mesbah Uddin Ahmed (Mesbah Kamal)
• Prof. Dr. Md. Jahangir Alam, Present VC (Acting)