Cox's Bazar International University

Coordinates: 21°24′57″N 91°59′04″E / 21.4159°N 91.9844°E / 21.4159; 91.9844
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Cox's Bazar International University
কক্সবাজার আন্তর্জাতিক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Other name
CBIU
TypePrivate
Established2013; 11 years ago (2013)
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
ChancellorPresident Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-ChancellorGolam Kibrea Bhuiyan
Location,
Bangladesh

21°24′57″N 91°59′04″E / 21.4159°N 91.9844°E / 21.4159; 91.9844
CampusUrban,
LanguageEnglish
Websiteciu.ac.bd

Cox's Bazar International University is a private university located in Kolatoli Square, Cox's Bazar city. It is the private university in Cox's Bazar District.

History[edit]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced in Ukhia on 3 September 2013 that a private university would be built in Cox's Bazar.[1] The university was founded by businessman Salah Uddin Ahamed.[2]

For a number of years, the university operated without an approved vice-chancellor.[3][4][5] As of 2022, the university had no professors.[6]

Campus[edit]

Its campus is located near Kolatoli Intersection, Cox's Bazar city.

Vice chancellors[edit]

  • Golam Kibrea Bhuiyan (December 2020 - present)[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ukhiya, Coz's Bazar, September 3, 2013". Prime Minister's Office.
  2. ^ "Four sued for embezzling Tk3 crore of Cox's Bazar International University". The Business Standard. 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ Chowdhury, Noman (17 January 2017). "50pc private varsities have no VC". Daily Sun.
  4. ^ "Private universities limp on". Prothom Alo. 12 July 2017.
  5. ^ Akhter, Shahin (31 October 2019). "26 private, 3 public universities run without VC". New Age.
  6. ^ Akhter, Shahin (4 August 2022). "Many univs run with no or few professors". New Age.
  7. ^ কক্সবাজার ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটির উপাচার্য হিসেবে যোগদান করলেন ড. গোলাম কিবরিয়া ভূঁইয়া. Dainik Cox's Bazar (Press release) (in Bengali). 16 December 2020.