Narayanganj Science and Technology University
Profile
- Ownership
- public
- Vice-Chancellor
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- Students
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- Faculty
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- Annual budget
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- Established
- 2023
- District
- Narayanganj
Pre-operational: no VC appointed, no students enrolled, no campus activities started as of May 2025. University was absent from both the March 16 and May 14, 2026 VC appointment batches.
Recent activity
- 2025-05-18 other UGC issued press release confirming no administrative or academic activities have yet commenced; warned students and guardians against a fraudulent website (ngstu.ac) using stolen photos of an Indian VC and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University campus images to advertise fake admissions. ↗↗
- 2025-01-16 policy Interim government renamed the university from 'Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University of Science and Technology, Narayanganj' to 'Narayanganj Science and Technology University' by presidential ordinance amending the 2023 Act. ↗↗
- 2023-11-01 legal Jatiya Sangsad unanimously passed the BSMRSTU Narayanganj Bill 2023, formally establishing the university by law; bill moved by Deputy Education Minister. ↗
Provenance & notes
Pre-operational university. Act passed November 2023, renamed January 2025. UGC confirmed in May 2025 that no activities have started and no VC has been appointed. The website ngstu.ac is a fraudulent site flagged by UGC Bangladesh -- do not use as a source. Established year set to 2023 (act passed); ministry approval was December 2020. Not included in March 16 or May 14, 2026 VC appointment rounds. All numeric fields (student_count, faculty_count, budget) are null as the university is not yet operational. ugc_recognized=true reflects legitimate parliamentary establishment, not operational status.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayanganj_Science_and_Technology_University
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/156055
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/265196/ugc-warns-about-fake-website-admission-in-new-university-in-narayanganj
- https://tbsgraduates.net/updates/ugc-warns-against-fake-website-of-narayanganj-science-and-technology-university/
- https://rtvonline.com/english/bangladesh/national/266950
- https://viewsbangladesh.com/govt-appoints-vcs-to-11-public-universities-in-single-notification/