Kurigram Agricultural University

verification_status=partial: (1) established_year=2021 reflects the year the Act was passed by parliament (September 15, 2021); first VC (Prof. Dr. A.K.M. Zakir Hossain) was appointed May 8, 2022; academic operations (first undergraduate batch) commenced with the 2025-26 intake -- the university was pre-operational for approximately three years post-enactment. (2) vc_since=2024-12-02 is the joining date confirmed by New Age BD and TBS News; New Age cited December 4, 2024 as notification date and December 2 as effective joining date -- December 2 used as per TBS News and Wikipedia. (3) faculty_count=5 is from the university's own 'at-a-glance' page and reflects a very early-stage staffing level consistent with a newly operational institution. (4) student_count=160 is from the 'at-a-glance' page (all first-year undergraduates; no postgraduate students); the ACAS cluster system lists 82 total seats for KuriAU per admission cycle. (5) annual_budget_bdt=139,600,000 (Tk 13.96 crore) is the 2024-25 allocation per Bangla Wikipedia; no independent primary-source confirmation found -- treat as indicative only. (6) No pro-vice chancellor, treasurer, or registrar identified in any source; these posts are likely vacant or filled by in-charge arrangements not publicly documented, consistent with the university's nascent stage. (7) Campus is currently at a temporary location (former textile mill); permanent 250-acre campus planned at Nalier Dola, Bancharam, Kurigram -- site visit by minister occurred May 10, 2026. (8) KuriAU was NOT included in either the March 16, 2026 (7-university batch) or May 14, 2026 (11-university batch) VC reshuffles -- confirmed against published lists. (9) Kurigram district context: char-prone, flood-prone, historically monga-affected northwestern district; the university was announced by Sheikh Hasina in October 2015 as a political-development commitment to the region. (10) UGC recognition confirmed via UGC university listing entry 222.