শেরেবাংলা কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Former name | Bengal Agricultural Institute |
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Motto | Bengali: গবেষণা, শিক্ষা, সম্প্রসারণ |
Motto in English | Research, Education, Extension |
Type | Public Agricultural University |
Established | 1938 | (Institute), 2001 (University)
Affiliation | UGC - University Grants Commission (Bangladesh), Krishibid Institution Bangladesh |
Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Vice-Chancellor | Md Abdul Latif |
Academic staff | 229 |
Administrative staff | 649 |
Students | ~3300 |
Location | , Bangladesh 23°46′17″N 90°22′31″E / 23.7714°N 90.3754°E |
Campus | Urban, 86.97 acres (35.20 ha) |
Website | sau |
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU; Bengali: শেরেবাংলা কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is the oldest agriculture educational institution in South Asia, situated in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established on 11 December 1938 as Bengal Agricultural Institute (BAI) by Sher-e-Bangla A. K. Fazlul Huq, then the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal and later upgraded to university in 2001 renamed it as Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University.[1]
Since its establishment, the university plays a role in agricultural research and development (R&D) of the region through the creation of knowledge, agricultural technology generation and transfer, crop diversification and intensification for the benefit of farming communities. SAU offers undergraduate, post graduate, and Ph.D. degrees through course credit system.