University of Frontier Technology, Bangladesh

The university is currently focused on stabilizing its identity and academic operations following its recent rebranding and the transition from its previous designation.

Slug preserved as 'bangabandhu-sheikh-mujibur-rahman-digital-university' per project instruction despite three name changes. ORIGINAL NAME: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University, Bangladesh (বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান ডিজিটাল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বাংলাদেশ). NAME HISTORY: (1) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University (2016-Feb 13 2025); (2) Gazipur Digital University (Feb 13 2025-Sep 1 2025, ordinance of interim government as part of 14-university renaming removing Sheikh family honorifics; rejected by students who blocked Dhaka-Gazipur rail on Feb 24 2025); (3) University of Frontier Technology, Bangladesh / UFTB (Sep 1 2025-present, gazette ordinance following UGC four-option consultation). LEGAL ACT: original Act No. 31 of 2016 has been amended twice by ordinance; the act title in bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd carries the current name. ESTABLISHED VS OPENED: Parliament enacted act July 26 2016; first undergraduate admission 2018-19; classes commenced 2019. established_year set to 2016 (parliamentary act). WEBSITE: official domain remains bdu.ac.bd in some operational links (e.g., bdu.ac.bd/about/) alongside the new uftb.ac.bd; uftb.ac.bd is the canonical new domain but SSL certificate issues noted. CAMPUS: 50 acres, Kaliakair upazila, Gazipur district, Dhaka division; within Bangabandhu Hi-Tech Park complex. VC: Professor Dr. Mohammad Abu Yousuf (B.Sc. CSE Shahjalal 1999, M.Eng. Biomedical Kyung Hee South Korea 2009, PhD Science and Eng. Saitama Japan 2013); previously Professor at IIT Jahangirnagar University. vc_since set null: exact appointment date not found in publicly accessible primary sources; appointment was by interim government (post-August 2024 Hasina fall); he was confirmed in post as of April 3 2026 UGC visit. NOT reshuffled in either the March 16 2026 (7-university batch: DU, RU, CU, JnU, BOU, KUET, Dhaka Central) or May 14 2026 (11-university batch: BUET, Islamic University, Comilla, Barishal, Mawlana Bhashani, Nazrul Islam, Noakhali, DUET, Rangamati, Pabna, Jamalpur) BNP-Tarique government VC reshuffles. student_count, faculty_count, annual_budget_bdt set null: no verifiable primary-source figures found; Wikipedia and UGC profile both list as 'not reported'; university started with 100 students in 2018-19 and is small (estimated under 2,000 total). pro_vice_chancellor, treasurer, registrar set null: names not found on official site or press as of verification date. DEPARTMENTS (as of 2025-26): Internet of Things and Robotics Engineering (IoTRE); Educational Technology and Engineering (ETE); Software Engineering (SE); Cyber Security Engineering (CSE); Data Science and Engineering (DSE); also Institute for Online and Distance Learning (IODL) for certificate courses. Bangla name 'ইউনিভার্সিটি অব ফ্রন্টিয়ার টেকনোলজি, বাংলাদেশ' is transliterated (confirmed via official search results from bdu.ac.bd Bangla interface and Wikidata).