Comilla University

The university is currently navigating a leadership transition following the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor in May 2026, while simultaneously focusing on stabilizing its academic calendar and advancing its research output for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

verification_status=partial: (1) vc_since set to gazette date 2026-05-14; actual joining/oath date not confirmed in any English-language source as of 2026-05-18 -- update when CoU website VC-list is refreshed. (2) pro_vice_chancellor (Masuda Kamal) and treasurer (Solaiman) were appointed under the Yunus interim government on 2023-09-23 for 4-year terms; no evidence of replacement by BNP-Tarique government as of verification date -- retain but flag for re-check. (3) Registrar Md. Majibur Rahman Mazumder appears on officer profile page under 'Temporary Suspension'; acting registrar not identified in sources. (4) Campus area verified as 244.19 acres (98.82 ha) per Wikipedia citing official sources -- prompt note of '60+ acres' is incorrect. (5) student_count 6,900 is from official university website (as cited by Wikipedia); enrolment may be closer to 8,000 when including new cohorts -- no primary source found for higher figure. (6) faculty_count 270 is from Wikipedia; no independent primary source corroborates this. (7) The 'Bonopath cultural-festival assault' referenced in the task brief could not be confirmed in English-language sources; may refer to Bengali-language reporting or a mis-labelled incident -- omitted to preserve data integrity. (8) CoU does not participate in GST 19-university cluster; runs its own admission test.