ABOUT CHITTGONG UNIVERSITY

                                                                                                                                                                   

ABOUT CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY  

                                              HISTORY/FACULTY / CULTURE


HISTORY
 The University of Chittagong became the third public university to be set up by the government of Pakistan, and it was officially inaugurated by the then governor of East Pakistan, Mr. Md. Abdul Monem Khan on 18 November 1966. But earlier in 1964 the site for the university had already been selected and a foundation stone was laid by Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, the then President of Pakistan, at the top of a small hill in the northern part of the campus. It is located at Fatehpur, 22 km. away from the Chittagong city and about one kilometer away to the west from Chittagong-Nazirhat highway. In the beginning there were only four departments to speak of: Bangla, English, History and Economics respectively.

In these four departments, about 200 students were admitted. Professor Azizur Rahman Mallick joined Chittagong University in 1965 as the Project Director. The Chittagong University Ordinance was promulgated on 25 September 1966. Professor A. R. Mallick was appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor on 9 October 1966. At present, thirty five departments, three institutes and five research centres are operating in this University.


FACULTY  
With a modest beginning of 4 departments in 1966, the University of Chittagong has grown to 8 individual faculties, 35 departments, 3 institutes and 3 research centres.

It has 3 affiliated Medical colleges under the Faculty of Medicine and 1 Veterinary Medicine College under the faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The veterinary medical college has recently been upgraded into a separate University. As such the number of faculties at present is 7. Current student enrollment is more than 19,000. Following is a list of faculties and the related departments.

Faculty of Science
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Department of Applied Physics, Electronics & Communication Engineering
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematics
Department of Statistics
Department of Physics
Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Research Centre for Mathematics and Physical Sciences (RCMPS)

Faculty of Biological Sciences
Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Microbiology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Department of Soil Science
Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Arts
Department of Bengali
Department of English
Department of History
Department of Islamic History and Culture
Department of Philosophy
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Arabic
Department of Oriental Languages
Department of Islamic Studies and Culture
Department of Communication and Journalism

Nazrul Research Centre

Faculty of Social Science
Department of Public Administration
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of Sociology
Department of Anthropology
Department of International Relations (IR)
Department of Home Economics
Institute of Development Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
Department of Accounting and Information System
Department of Management Studies
Department of Marketing studies and International Marketing(MSIM)
Department of Finance and Banking
Bureau of Business Research
Faculty of Law
Department of Law

Faculty of Medicine
Chittagong Medical College
Comilla Medical College
Other affiliated colleges
Chittagong Home Economics College
Chittagong University Laboratory School and College

CULTURE 
Being a port city from early times, Chittagong attracted people from various regions of the world. These international contacts left a lasting impact on the language, religion and culture of the city.

 

  The people of the city are diverse and multi-ethnic, and the native Bengali and Tibeto-Burman populations have had significant influence from Arab, Afghan, and Mughal traders and settlers, all of whom had traveled in the city after arriving on its shores many hundreds of years ago. There are many Tibeto-Burman tribes that have been influenced by Bengali culture also living there, such as the Chakma tribe. The descendants of Portuguese settlers, known as the Firingi, also continue to live in Chittagong, as Catholic Christians, in the old Portuguese enclave of Paterghatta. Chittagong is home to many of the historic Christians of Bangladesh. In 1927, the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chittagong.

With the influx of foreigners, Chittagong became a melting pot of races. Here, majority of the urban people are involved in the import-export, trade-commerce and various industrial and business activities along with many other private and government sector occupations like other port Cities of the globe.

 

 The people of Chittagong are very enterprising and have always been found ready to leave their hearth and home in search of better opportunities.  Chittagong is also home to several universities, Chittagong University (established in 1966) and Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET).There is also another private university, the International Islamic University Chittagong, situated in Chawkbajar and Kumira.

Chittagong is the home town of Dr. Mohammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, the pioneer of Microcredit, who won Nobel Prize in Peace in 2006.