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Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University

public · specialized · Chittagong · partial (verified 2026-05-18)

Profile

Ownership
public
Vice-Chancellor
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Lutfur Rahman
Students
1280
Faculty
138
Annual budget
—
Established
2006
District
Chittagong

VC Prof. Lutfur Rahman (appointed ~October 2024 after student-led protests over the vacancy) was not included in either the March 16 or May 14, 2026 government VC reshuffle batches; university is conducting routine academic cycle with no major controversy in the 90-day window. The CVASU research vessel on Kaptai Lake remains docked due to engine failures; a committee including a CUET expert has been formed to recommend repairs before UGC funding is sought.

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Provenance & notes

verification_status=partial: (1) vc_since: the official VC tenure page at cvasu.ac.bd/office/office-of-the-vice-chancellor lists predecessor Dr. ASM Lutful Ahasan as serving 01.01.2023-15.09.2024 and Prof. Lutfur Rahman as current with no start date given; TBS News reported a student-and-teacher movement demanding VC appointment from within the university in early October 2024, with an acting VC (Prof. Dr. Md. Kamal) managing affairs; date set to 2024-10-01 as best estimate -- not confirmed by gazette or official press release. (2) annual_budget_bdt: no verified public figure found; omitted rather than guessing. (3) pro_vice_chancellor: the all-contact-list page lists no Pro-VC; confirmed absent as of verification date. (4) student_count (1,280): from cvasu.ac.bd homepage (direct website figure); faculty_count (138) from same homepage. (5) campus_count (5): main campus Khulshi, Hathazari research and farm campus, Purbachal pet hospital (Dhaka), Cox's Bazar coastal biodiversity research centre, and Kaptai research vessel facility -- all listed on the official website. (6) parent_ministry: CVASU is listed in the UGC public university registry (ugc-universities.gov.bd/university-detail/29; direct fetch returned SSL error but confirmed via search results); the UGC is attached to the Ministry of Education, making Ministry of Education the supervisory ministry for budget and governance, consistent with the task brief; Wikipedia mentions Ministry of Agriculture but this reflects the sectoral mandate, not the administrative parent. (7) CVASU was NOT part of either the March 16, 2026 (7 universities) or May 14, 2026 (11 universities including BUET) VC reshuffle batches confirmed by Prothom Alo and bdnews24. (8) The institution was originally founded as Chittagong Government Veterinary College in January 1996; Prime Minister Khaleda Zia inaugurated it as a university on 2 February 2006; gazette notification of university status is dated 7 August 2006 (Wikipedia: Act 30 of 2006). (9) Founding VC Prof. Dr. Nitish Chandra Debnath served 05.11.2006-04.11.2010 per the official VC history page.

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