University Fact

1938 Founded as The Bengal Agricultural Institute

By Sher-e Bangla A K Fazlul Hoq the then Chief Minister of the undivided Bengal. The academic affiliation was with Dhaka University.

1st Batch Graduate (1943) 

20 students graduated in Agricultural Science as the First batch obtained B.Sc. Ag. They founded the solid base of agriculture in the then Indo-Pak subcontinent under the British regime.

East Pakistan Agricultural Institute (1947)

Renamed after the partition of India & Pakistan.

East Pakistan Agricultural Institute (1961)

The academic affiliation was transferred from Dhaka University to the then East Pakistan Agricultural University, later renamed as Bangladesh Agricultural University.

Bangladesh Agricultural Institute (BAI) (1971)

After the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent country the name of the institute was spontaneously changed.

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (2001)

The Bangladesh Agricultural Institute (BAI) was up-graded to Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University as 17th Public University of the Country. The foundation was laid by Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

 

FACULTY

Sl No	Faculty Name
01	Faculty of Agriculture
02	Faculty of Agribusiness Management
03	Faculty of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine
04	Faculty of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Science

 

Department

Sl No	Department Name
01	Department of Agricultural Botany
02	Department of Agricultural Chemistry
03	Department of Agricultural Extension and Information System
04	Department of Agroforestry and Environmental Science
05	Department of Agronomy
06	Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
07	Department of Biotechnology
08	Department of Entomology
09	Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
10	Department of Horticulture
11	Department of Plant Pathology
12	Department of Soil Science
13	Department of Agricultural Engineering
14	Department of Language
15	Department of Agricultural Economics
16	Department of Agribusiness and Marketing
17	Department of Agricultural Statistics
18	Department of Development and Poverty Studies
19	Department of Agricultural Finance and Management
20	Department of Animal Nutrition, Genetics and Breeding
21	Department of Animal Production and Management
22	Department of Anatomy, Histology and Physiology
23	Department of Poultry Science
24	Department of Microbiology and Parasitology
25	Department of Dairy Science
26	Department of Medicine and Public Health
27	Department of Pathology
28	Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
29	Department of Surgery & Theriogenology
30	Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics
31	Department of Aquaculture
32	Department of Fishing and Post Harvest Technology
33	Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management
34	Department of Aquatic Environment and Resource Management
35	Department of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography

 

Institute

Sl No	Institute Name
01	Seed Technology
02	Food Safety
03	Climate Smart Agriculture

 

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION                                 ENGLISH

*Based on students in entering classes only.

* Academic year includes degrees granted from July 1 through June 30.