University of Barishal

The university is currently navigating a transition in leadership following the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor, while working to resolve long-standing faculty grievances regarding promotions and service rules.

Name spelling: official website (bu.ac.bd) and Wikipedia use 'University of Barishal' (reflecting the 2018 BBS district renaming from 'Barisal' to 'Barishal'); the enabling legislation on the official Act page is still titled 'Barisal University Act' (pre-rename nomenclature). Slug retains 'barisal' per task specification. VC count: Wikipedia lists Taufiq Alam as 7th VC; Mamun Or Rashid is therefore the 8th VC. Student count: Wikipedia (2025) gives 10,145; TBS reporting (May 2026) states 'more than 12,000 students across 25 departments' -- the higher figure is used as more current, sourced from press reporting on the shutdown. Faculty count 210 from Wikipedia citing 2024 data; staff shortage is a documented grievance (teachers citing excessive workload). Annual budget: Wikipedia cites '৳99.997m' without fiscal year; this figure is likely an early-year allocation and is not confirmed against a primary UGC source -- set null. Pro-VC, Treasurer, Registrar: the official BU website Pro-VC and Treasurer pages showed only regulatory boilerplate with no named incumbents as of 17 May 2026; previous office-holders (Golam Rabbani as Pro-VC, Mamun-ur-Rashid as Treasurer under Hasina-era appointments) were removed May 13, 2025 alongside VC Suchita Sharmin; current appointees under the new VC not yet confirmed -- all set null. Verification status set to 'partial' because annual budget, pro-VC, treasurer, and registrar could not be confirmed from primary sources.