Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh

ORIGINAL NAME: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU). Renamed to Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB) by gazette notification of the interim government in early 2025 (Wikipedia records February 2025; multiple sources confirm January 2025; exact ordinance/gazette date not publicly available in accessible sources). Slug retained as original name per project convention. PARENT MINISTRY: The 2019 parliamentary bill was placed by the Education Minister, so Wikipedia lists Ministry of Education; however, AAUB is listed under the Armed Forces Division (AFD) website as a training institution -- AFD operates under the Prime Minister's Office with Ministry of Defence oversight for armed forces affairs. Operationally, AAUB is BAF-administered with the VC consistently being a senior BAF officer (Air Vice Marshal / Air Marshal rank); this mirrors MIST and BUP which are also Ministry of Defence institutions. Record uses Ministry of Defence consistent with operational reality and AFD listing. CAMPUSES: Two campuses -- temporary at Tejgaon (Old Airport), Dhaka; permanent at Lalmonirhat Airport area (117 acres) near Bangladesh-India border. District (Lalmonirhat) refers to permanent campus; the university is notionally a Rangpur Division institution. STUDENT COUNT: Wikipedia records approximately 430 total (370 UG, 60 PG); the Pro-VC message page references approximately 700 students but appears to be from an earlier year (sixth year of operation = 2024-25 academic context); used 430 as more recent verified figure. FACULTY COUNT: Not published in any accessible primary source; set null. BUDGET: No published annual budget figure found; set null. VC_SINCE: January 21, 2026 per TBS News and Wikipedia VC list, both consistent. AAUB was Bangladesh's 46th public university. verification_status=partial: renaming ordinance exact date unverified, faculty count and budget unavailable, registrar and treasurer names not publicly listed.