21 years of Gopalganj Bashemurabiprabi! Receipt and non-receipt

Mejba Rahman, Bashemurbiprabi Correspondent: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University of Science and Technology (Bashemurbiprabi) in Gopalganj has entered its 22nd year after 21 years of establishment. On 6 July 2001, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University of Science and Technology Act was passed in Parliament. Later this day is being celebrated as University Day by the Regent Board of the University. According to university sources, after the law was passed, on July 13, 2001, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina officially laid the foundation stone of the university. Then on July 19, Professor was appointed as the first VC. M Khairul Alam Khan. After the change of government, the activities of this university were stopped. When the four-party coalition government came to power, on April 15, 2002, the university project was completely shut down and VC Prof. Dr. M Khairul canceled Alam Khan's appointment and directed him to join the former Rajshahi University After that the university was closed for about eight years. After the Awami League government came to power, the project was revived in 2009 and on 20 January 2010, the Ministry of Education issued an SRO to implement Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University of Science and Technology, Gopalganj Act-2001. In this context, with the approval of the Prime Minister on 14 December 2010, the then President. Zillur Rahman Professor. M. Khairul Alam Khan was re-appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the University for 4 years. In the academic year 2011-12, the educational activities of the university started with 160 students in 5 departments. It is currently the fourth largest university in Bangladesh in terms of number of students. At present there are about 12,000 students in 34 departments under 6 faculties and 3 institutes. Teachers and students hope that their favorite educational institution will one day become the best school in the country. Meanwhile, the university administration is not celebrating the University Day as the Eid-ul-Azha holiday is going on. However, it has been informed through a notification that the University Day will be celebrated on July 26. On the occasion of University Day, Simon Hasan Rabbi, a student of the university, said, “Bashemurbiprabi means a place of emotion. Being a local of Gopalganj, I have seen many ups and downs of the university. The university was closed down as the grand alliance government was not in power but the Awami League-led government came to power again after the change of power. Then the dream of building a university came true again. After overcoming all the complications, it started officially in the 2011-12 academic year. Nipa Khanam, another student in the statistics department, emphasized on improving the quality of education at the university. According to him, the university has lagged behind in higher education and research even though it has been 21 years. The main goal of the founding anniversary celebrations should be to increase the quality of research like the country's leading universities. Student advisor said. Sharafat Ali said the university has been established with the aim of building the history, heritage, culture, poverty alleviation, democracy and law of the Bengali nation and building skilled human resources. On the 21st founding anniversary, Bashemur Biprabi will play a leading role in the development of the country and the nation by realizing Bangabandhu's dream. Meanwhile, VC Professor about future plans. AQM Mahbub said, "Our goal will be to ensure a conducive learning environment by increasing the facilities of the university." In order to turn the students into manpower, the university can make a significant contribution in improving the quality of education and research in the country.