University of Barishal

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Ownership: public
Vice-Chancellor: Professor Dr. Md. Mamun Or Rashid
Students: 12000
Faculty: 210
Annual budget: —
Established: 2011
District: Barishal

New VC Prof. Md. Mamun Or Rashid appointed 14 May 2026 following the ouster of Taufiq Alam amid a full teacher shutdown over promotion disputes; campus was paralysed for at least three days (11-13 May); promotion grievances of ~60 teachers remain formally unresolved.

Recent activity

2026-04-21 protest Approximately 60 teachers began an indefinite work abstention and administrative shutdown demanding resolution of long-delayed promotions; VC Taufiq Alam had repeatedly given assurances without implementation. ↗
2026-05-11 protest Teachers declared VC Prof. Mohammad Taufiq Alam 'unwanted' on campus and announced a complete academic and administrative shutdown; 72 teachers holding administrative posts -- including all 25 department chairpersons, the proctor, and syndicate members -- simultaneously resigned from those positions. ↗↗↗
2026-05-12 closure Second consecutive day of complete academic and administrative shutdown; all office activities halted as officers and staff locked offices in solidarity with protesting teachers; examinations postponed, raising session-jam concerns for 12,000+ students. ↗↗
2026-05-14 appointment Ministry of Education gazette (Secondary and Higher Education Division) relieved VC Mohammad Taufiq Alam and appointed Professor Dr. Md. Mamun Or Rashid -- previously Dean, Faculty of Oceanography, Patuakhali Science and Technology University -- as 8th Vice-Chancellor of University of Barishal for a four-year term; part of simultaneous appointments at 11 public universities. ↗↗↗
2026-05-17 research University Grants Commission approved research proposals for faculty members of University of Barishal under UGC funding for 2025-26 fiscal year; formal notice issued on 17 May 2026. ↗

Provenance & notes

Name spelling: official website (bu.ac.bd) and Wikipedia use 'University of Barishal' (reflecting the 2018 BBS district renaming from 'Barisal' to 'Barishal'); the enabling legislation on the official Act page is still titled 'Barisal University Act' (pre-rename nomenclature). Slug retains 'barisal' per task specification. VC count: Wikipedia lists Taufiq Alam as 7th VC; Mamun Or Rashid is therefore the 8th VC. Student count: Wikipedia (2025) gives 10,145; TBS reporting (May 2026) states 'more than 12,000 students across 25 departments' -- the higher figure is used as more current, sourced from press reporting on the shutdown. Faculty count 210 from Wikipedia citing 2024 data; staff shortage is a documented grievance (teachers citing excessive workload). Annual budget: Wikipedia cites '৳99.997m' without fiscal year; this figure is likely an early-year allocation and is not confirmed against a primary UGC source -- set null. Pro-VC, Treasurer, Registrar: the official BU website Pro-VC and Treasurer pages showed only regulatory boilerplate with no named incumbents as of 17 May 2026; previous office-holders (Golam Rabbani as Pro-VC, Mamun-ur-Rashid as Treasurer under Hasina-era appointments) were removed May 13, 2025 alongside VC Suchita Sharmin; current appointees under the new VC not yet confirmed -- all set null. Verification status set to 'partial' because annual budget, pro-VC, treasurer, and registrar could not be confirmed from primary sources.

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