Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University

শেরেবাংলা কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Logo of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University
Former name	Bengal Agricultural Institute
Motto	Bengali: গবেষণা, শিক্ষা, সম্প্রসারণ
Motto in English	Research, Education, Extension
Type	Public Agricultural University
Established	1938 (1938) (Institute), 2001 (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	Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka , Bangladesh 23°46′17″N 90°22′31″E / 23.7714°N 90.3754°E / 23.7714; 90.3754
Campus	Urban, 86.97 acres (35.20 ha)
Website	sau.edu.bd

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, the then 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.