The fifteenth annual senate meeting of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) was held at the Bijoy Auditorium of BUP in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday.
According to the ISPR press release, BUP Vice Chancellor and Senate Chairman Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam presided over the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, BUP Vice Chancellor and senate chairman Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam thanked the outgoing members and welcomed the newly appointed members. Later, BUP Treasurer Air Cdre Md Shafiqul Islam put forward the revised 2022-2023 fiscal year budget amounting to Tk. 117 Crore 96 lac and announced a Tk. 129 Crore 59 lac budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 . The budget was unanimously approved by the senate members.
Chief of Public Relations, Information, and Publications (PRIP) Air Cdre Syed Fakruddin Masud also presented the fifteenth annual report of BUP. Later, the annual report was approved by the senate members. BUP Registrar A B M Faisal Baten conducted the meeting.
Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam said that the creation of new knowledge, expansion of education and various infrastructure developments are going on. BUP has already formulated an ‘Academic Strategic Plan’, and its implementation will assist in achieving its success at the national and international level.
He specifically mentioned that BUP students have been achieving continuous success at home and abroad. Five students from five faculties are selected for ‘Prime Minister Gold Medal’ for 2019, the Chairman added. Besides, he also mentioned that a research cell has already been established in BUP through the proper management of the money allocated to the research sector.
He also said that the work on the book titled 'Bangabandhu: A Profile in Leadership' by BUP Bangabandhu Chair has already been completed. He also mentioned that BUP has decided to enroll international students and sign a memorandum of understanding with various domestic and international universities and institutions to highlight the university in the international arena of higher education.
Among the senate members Muhammed Faruk Khan, MP, Major (Retd) Rafiqul Islam Bir Uttam, MP, Nurul Islam Nahid, MP, H N Ashiqur Rahman, MP, Secretaries from different ministries, high officials from Bangladesh Armed Forces, and high officials of BUP were present in the meeting.
