Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

student_count (5,358) from Wikipedia; Wikipedia also notes 361 faculty (academic staff). The Banglapedia entry Bangla name confirmed as শেরে-বাংলা কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়. Act passed by Parliament on 11 September 2001; university upgraded from Bangladesh Agricultural Institute (formerly Bengal Agricultural Institute, est. 1938). VC Prof. Md. Abdul Latif (Entomology dept) appointed by President Shahabuddin on 5 September 2024 per government notification (New Age, TBS). Pro-VC Md. Belal Hossain (Plant Pathology) and Treasurer Muhammad Abul Bashar (Agricultural Extension and Information System) appointed 10 October 2024 per Ministry notification. Registrar name not found in open sources within the verification window. annual_budget_bdt is null: no verified SAU-specific budget figure found; a research fund figure of ~Tk 31 crore was referenced but not confirmed with a primary government source. SAU was NOT in the March 16 2026 batch (DU, CU, BOU, KUET, Dhaka Central) nor the May 14 2026 batch (BUET, Barishal, Cumilla, Islamic U, JKKNIU, Mawlana Bhashani, Jamalpur S&T, Pabna S&T, NSTU, Rangamati S&T). The August 28 2025 Agargaon blockade by agriculturist students demanding 10th-grade job reservations is outside the 90-day window but is a recurring pressure point. Acronym SAU is shared with Sylhet Agricultural University; distinguished by location (Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka) and Act (SAU Act 2001 vs Sylhet Agricultural University Act 2006).