Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

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Ownership: public
Vice-Chancellor: Professor Dr. A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury
Students: 12596
Faculty: 566
Annual budget: ৳20,576,000,000
Established: 1986
District: Sylhet

VC Sarwaruddin Chowdhury (appointed September 2024 by the interim government for a four-year term) remains in post under the BNP-Tarique government; no publicly reported change of VC after the February 2026 government transition. SUCSU student union election remains unresolved following the January 2026 High Court stay.

Recent activity

2026-01-19 legal High Court (bench: Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Asif Hasan) stayed SUCSU and hall council elections for four weeks following a writ petition filed by student candidates who argued the Election Commission had barred all elections ahead of the national parliamentary polls. ↗↗
2026-01-19 protest Students confined VC Prof A M Sarwaruddin Chowdhury, Pro-VC, Treasurer, and other officials inside the administrative building for 12.5 hours (approx. 12:30 pm to 1:00 am) demanding SUCSU election proceed as scheduled; students also briefly blocked the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway; officials released after assurances that the administration would pursue legal remedies. ↗↗
2026-01-19 syndicate Emergency syndicate meeting convened to address the SUCSU election crisis following the High Court stay order and student confinement of university officials. ↗
2026-04-07 closure University suspended all academic and administrative activities for one day in solidarity with the global 'No Work, No School' initiative protesting Israeli military operations in Gaza; notice signed by Deputy Registrar; hundreds of faculty, students, and staff held a protest rally on campus. ↗

Provenance & notes

student_count 12,596 from Wikipedia: 6,726 undergrad + 1,870 postgrad + 4,000 affiliated medical college students; faculty_count 566 from Wikipedia. annual_budget_bdt 20,576,000,000 = Tk 205.76 crore for FY 2025-26 (converted from crore: 205.76 * 10,000,000). vc_since is date of assuming office (2024-09-22), appointment notification dated 2024-09-18. No evidence of VC change following BNP-Tarique government sworn in 2026-02-17; Sarwaruddin Chowdhury's 4-year term runs to September 2028. Bangla name verified via Wikipedia. Registrar Syed Shalim Mohammad Abdul Qadir confirmed via December 2025 bus tracking system launch news. SUCSU election legal status as of verification date remains under High Court review initiated January 2026. Rice360 competition participation was April 2025 (outside 90-day window but included as research highlight). Gaza solidarity shutdown April 7 2026 is within window.

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