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Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
Prof. Dr. Md. Faridul Islam serves as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rajshahi.
University of Rajshahi hosted the ninth edition of the Model United Nations (RUMUN 2026) conference.
Indian Assistant High Commissioner Manoj Kumar met with Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Faridul Islam to discuss academic cooperation.
Classes for the 2025-26 academic year officially commenced for newly admitted first-year undergraduate students.
The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell organized a seminar on intellectual property commercialization.
University of Rajshahi was ranked 1st in Bangladesh and 612th globally in the US News Best Global University Ranking.
verification_status=partial: student_count (22,189) is from Wikipedia citing THE data; a higher figure (~37,156) appears in THE world rankings page and some third-party aggregators but Wikipedia cites 22,189 undergrad+PG+doctoral; without UGC annual report access the lower verified figure is used. faculty_count (1,200+) from Wikipedia; no precise figure retrievable without UGC database access. annual_budget_bdt null: RU budget figures not available in any primary source fetched; UGC annual report behind SSL-certificate error. registrar listed as Acting (Prof Iftikharul Alam Masud) per joining ceremony reports; confirm whether substantive appointment made post-March 2026. Treasurer confirmed as Prof Md Matiar Rahman from World IP Day event BSS report (2026-05-04). VC predecessor Prof Saleh Hasan Naqib (appointed Aug 2024 by interim govt) replaced on 2026-03-16 by BNP-Tarique government alongside 6 other public university VCs.
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Faridul Islam attended a University Grants Commission meeting in Dhaka.
The university held its annual Senate budget session.
Source: 19 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05