Habiganj Agricultural University

Habiganj Agricultural University
হবিগঞ্জ কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
TypePublic
Established2020 (2020)
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorSyed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed
Location,
Websitehau.ac.bd

Habiganj Agricultural University (HAU) (Bengali: হবিগঞ্জ কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public agricultural university in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh, established in 2020.[1] It is located at Vadoi, Habiganj Sadar Upazila, Habiganj.[2][3]

History

On 24 December 2019, the Cabinet of Bangladesh approved Habiganj Agricultural University Act, 2019 to establish the Habiganj Agricultural University.[4]

Faculty of Agriculture

Department of Land Management

  • Soil Science
  • Agricultural Chemistry

Department of Crop Production

  • Agronomy
  • Horticulture
  • Agroforestry

Department of Plant Protection

  • Entomology
  • Plant Pathology

Department of Plant Sciences

  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Agricultural Botany

Department of Allied Agricultural Sciences

  • Agricultural Extension
  • Environmental Scienece

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Computing and Language

  • Computer Science
  • Language Science

Departement of Biological Sciences

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Genetics and Biotechnology

Department of Biometry

  • Statistics
  • Mathematics

Department of Data Science and Modelling

  • Data Science
  • Spatial Informatics

Faculty Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science

Department of Preclinical Sciences

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology

Department of Clinical Sciences

  • Veterinary Surgery
  • Epidemiology and Polulation Veterinary Medicine
  • Clinical Veterinary Medicine
  • Theriogenelogy

Departemnt of Animal Sciences

  • Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology
  • Animal Science
  • Genetics and Animal Breeding

Department of Paraclinical Sciences

  • Parasitology
  • Microbiology and Public Health
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology

Department of Animal Production

  • Meat Production
  • Poultry Procuction
  • Dairy Production

Faculty of Fisheries

Department of Aquaculture and Fish Production

  • Aquaculture Technology and Nutrition
  • Aquaculture

Departemnt of Aquatic Animal Health

  • Aquatic Animal Health Management
  • Fish Pathogens and Pathology

Departemnt of Fisheries Resource Management

  • Inland Aquatic Resource Management
  • Coastal and Marine Fisheries Management

Departemnt of Aquatic Food Science and Quality Assurance

  • Fisheries Technology
  • Aquatic Product Development and Quality Control

Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics

  • Fisheries Genetics and Breeding
  • Fisheries Biology and Biodiversity

Residential halls

Habiganj Agricultural University has one boys' hall and one ladies' hall.

List of vice-chancellors

  • Md Abdul Baset[5]
  • Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed (present)

References

  1. ^ "Bangladesh passes bill to set up new agricultural university". bdnews24.com. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  2. ^ "Temporary campus of HAU inaugurated". dailycountrytodaybd.com. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  3. ^ "Habiganj Agriculture University Bill, 2020 passed in JS". banglanews24.com. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  4. ^ "Cabinet approves two specialised universities". The Daily Star. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  5. ^ "HAU VC pays a courtesy call Education Minister". The Asian Age. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  • Media related to Habiganj Agricultural University at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website

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