Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University

Aerospace engineering institution in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Aviation and Aerospace University
বাংলাদেশ এভিয়েশন অ্যান্ড অ্যারোস্পেস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Official Seal
Other name	BAAU
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	Tejgaon Airport,, Dhaka (Temporary), Lalmonirhat Airport, Lalmonirhat,(Permanent), Dhaka-1215 for temporary campus, Lalmonirhat -5500 for permanent Campus, 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) in permanent Campus
Language	English
Education System	Co-education
Accreditation	Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh
Colors	Metallic Gold and Midnight Blue
Website	bsmraau.edu.bd

Bangladesh Aviation and Aerospace University 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 BAAU Lalmonirhat besides Airport of Lalmonirhat. 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)

References

"Bangladesh aviation university in Lalmonirhat soon: Nuruzzaman". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
অনুমোদন পাচ্ছে এভিয়েশন অ্যান্ড অ্যারোস্পেসসহ ৪ পাবলিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়. 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.
"Bangladesh Aviation and Aerospace University Bill placed". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
"Bangladesh Aviation and Aerospace University to be launched in 2021". Bangla Tribune. 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.

External link

Official Website

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