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A new private university is set to be established, with Grameen Trust holding its ownership.
The permanent campus of the new institution ‘Grameen University’ will be located in the capital’s Uttara, according to jagonews24.com.
Sources from the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh confirmed the information.
Recently, a delegation from the UGC conducted an on-site inspection of the proposed campus.
During the visit, the delegation held discussions with the university's Board of Trustees and other relevant stakeholders. The team also toured the university's facilities.
According to UGC sources, a report regarding the approval of ‘Grameen University' will be sent to the Ministry of Education after the campus visit. Following this, the university will receive approval from the ministry.
As per UGC regulations, private universities are required to have at least one acre of land in the Dhaka and Chittagong metropolitan areas for their permanent campuses and two acres in other areas.
The Grameen University, located in the Uttara North area of the capital and awaiting approval, has nearly 25 acres of land.
An application submitted to the UGC mentions 16 individuals as proposed members of the Board of Trustees for the university.
Ashraful Hasan is listed as the Chairman of the Grameen University Trust and Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus as the founder of the trust.
There are currently 115 private universities approved by the University Grants Commission in Bangladesh.
Of these, 106 universities are operational, while the remaining 9 have suspended educational activities.