Naogaon:Naogaon University has received approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) to launch academic programs in two new departments—English and Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). The Department of English will be part of the Faculty of Arts, while the Department of Computer Science and Engineering will fall under the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the approval was communicated through a letter signed by Dr. Md Mohibul Ahsan, the additional director of the Public University Management Division at the UGC. The conditions set by the UGC, in accordance with the Naogaon University Act, 2023, allow each department to admit a maximum of 40 undergraduate students per academic year.
The university is required to prepare and obtain approval for the curricula of both departments from the relevant authorities. Dr. Hasanath Ali, the university's Vice-Chancellor, stated that the necessary steps have already been taken to meet the UGC's conditions for launching the new departments.
With the addition of these two departments, Naogaon University will have a total of four departments, with academic activities already taking place in Accounting and Law. Additionally, the UGC has approved funds for the university to hire a microbus for teachers and staff and a large bus for students.
A UGC memorandum dated November 1 granted permission for the hiring of the vehicles. The Vice-Chancellor mentioned that the tender process for acquiring the microbus and the large bus has already been completed.