BRAC University
private · general · Dhaka
· verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)
Profile
- Ownership
- private
- Vice-Chancellor
- Syed Ferhat Anwar
- Students
- 20000
- Faculty
- 649
- Annual budget
- n/a
- Established
- 2001
- District
- Dhaka
Expanding STEM laboratory facilities and strengthening institutional research output at BRAC University under UGC guidelines.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-18 academic_council Academic Council of BRAC University approved revised curricula aligned with Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework. ↗
- 2026-07-15 infrastructure Commissioned upgraded central laboratory and digital research facilities across general faculties. ↗
- 2026-08-10 admission Announced academic admission intake guidelines and enrollment quotas for the upcoming academic session. ↗
Provenance & notes
Founded by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed (BRAC). Permanent city campus at Merul Badda, Dhaka (occupied November 2023); residential campus at Savar (founded 2003). Enrolment ~20,000 and faculty 649 are 2025 figures per Wikipedia. vc_since 2024-09-11 corroborated by BRACU news release and The Daily Star.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRAC_University
- https://www.bracu.ac.bd/about/about-brac-university
- https://www.bracu.ac.bd/news/dr-syed-ferhat-anwar-appointed-vice-chancellor-brac-university
- https://www.thedailystar.net/campus/noticeboard/news/dr-syed-ferhat-anwar-appointed-vice-chancellor-brac-university-3700261