Khulna Agricultural University
Profile
- Ownership
- public
- Vice-Chancellor
- Prof. Dr. Md. Nazmul Ahsan
- Students
- 504
- Faculty
- 106
- Annual budget
- ৳277,100,000
- Established
- 2015
- District
- Khulna
Operationally stable under VC Nazmul Ahsan (appointed Oct 2024); running 2025-26 admission cycle through the agricultural cluster system; not affected by either the March 16 or May 14, 2026 VC reshuffle batches.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-22 admission KAU issued admission notice for Level-01 Semester-01 (2025-26 academic year); online applications accepted April 26-29, 2026 via the ACAS agricultural cluster system (acas.edu.bd); KAU offers 142 general seats and 150 total seats in the cluster. ↗↗
- 2026-05-14 other Selection Committee (Bachai Committee) issued an urgent internal notice -- likely related to faculty or staff recruitment screening; exact decision not publicly disclosed. ↗
Provenance & notes
verification_status=partial: (1) established_year=2015 is the year the Act was passed; academic operations commenced January 2019 from temporary premises in Deana, Daulatpur, Khulna -- the university lists 2019 as its operational start in some sources. (2) vc_since=2024-10-30 based on BSS News report of joining date; dainikshiksha.com and Wikipedia cite October 29, 2024 as the appointment date -- one-day discrepancy between gazette/appointment (Oct 29) and physical joining (Oct 30); Oct 30 used as it reflects when Nazmul Ahsan physically assumed office. (3) Nazmul Ahsan was previously Professor of Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology at Khulna University; appointed by President Mohammed Shahabuddin in his capacity as University Chancellor. (4) KAU was NOT included in either the March 16, 2026 (7-university batch) or May 14, 2026 (11-university batch) VC reshuffles -- confirmed against full lists from Prothom Alo and New Age BD. (5) student_count=504 and faculty_count=106 are from Wikipedia citing university data; administrative staff listed as 297. (6) annual_budget_bdt=277,100,000 (Tk 27.71 crore) is the 2024-25 allocation per Wikipedia. (7) No pro-vice-chancellor or treasurer found in any source as of verification date; these posts may be vacant or not yet filled for this young university. (8) Permanent campus is planned at Arangghata, Khulna; current operations run from temporary premises at 327 Jessore Road, Uttar Mujgunni, Khalishpur, Khulna-9000. (9) In December 2023, 30 teachers (including 23 department heads) resigned in protest over alleged nepotism and lack of transparency in faculty hiring -- a significant governance event preceding the 90-day window. (10) KAU participates in the agricultural cluster (ACAS) admission system along with 8 other agricultural universities; single combined test administered simultaneously.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khulna_Agricultural_University
- https://kau.ac.bd/
- https://kau.ac.bd/administration/office-of-the-vice-chancellor/vice-chancellor-profile
- https://kau.ac.bd/all-notice/
- http://www.ugc-universities.gov.bd/university-detail/201
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/219665
- https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2015/07/05/government-to-set-up-bangladeshs-fifth-agricultural-university-in-khulna
- https://gstadmissions.com/agricultural-university-admission.html
- https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/f4q2r52lof
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/Education/294141/bangladesh-govt-appoints-new-vcs-in-seven-public-univs