Bangladesh Agricultural University

The university is currently facing a state of indefinite closure and suspension of academic activities, which has halted campus operations and forced the evacuation of student residence halls.

verification_status=partial: (1) pro_vice_chancellor=null: no current Pro-VC name found in any primary source; BAU website, Syndicate list, and registrar page do not list a Pro-VC for 2025-26. (2) treasurer=null: the Syndicate page references 'Mr. Md. Rakib Uddin' as a past/retired treasurer; no current incumbent confirmed. (3) student_count 8,088 is from Wikipedia citing 5,147 undergraduate + 2,941 postgraduate; the BAU official website's faculty-wise breakdown sums to ~10,800 which may include affiliated/part-time students; Wikipedia figure used as more conservative and cross-referenced. (4) faculty_count 567 from Wikipedia (academic staff); BAU website faculty-wise sum yields ~572; difference within rounding. (5) annual_budget_bdt 3,882,900,000 = Tk 388.29 crore for FY 2025-26 per Observer BD; Observer BD reports 7.71% increase over prior year. (6) legal_basis: the specific 1973 President's Order number for BAU could not be independently confirmed; unlike DU (P.O. 11/1973) and BUET (P.O. 51/1973), no dedicated BAU-specific 1973 Order was found in available sources; the university was renamed from East Pakistan Agricultural University in 1972 under the general Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order, 1972 (P.O. 48 of 1972). (7) CCUK full name not confirmed in press coverage of the May 13, 2026 MoU. (8) BAU confirmed NOT in either the March 16, 2026 batch (DU, RU, CU, KUET, JnU, BOU, DCU) or the May 14, 2026 batch (BUET + 10 others); A K Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan remains VC as of verification date. (9) Campus: 1,200 acres on west bank of Old Brahmaputra River, Mymensingh; 6 faculties, 45 departments.