America Bangladesh University (Bengali: আমেরিকা বাংলাদেশ ইউনিভার্সিটি) or ABU is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It is not recognized by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UCG).[2][3]
According to the commission the proper ABU campus was located at 54/1 Progoti Sarani, Baridhara-Nodda, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh. Several other campuses exist that appear to be illegal.[4] Iqbal Hossain Bhuiyan, deputy registrar of America Bangladesh University, denied that the illegal campuses were run by ABU.[4] The government cancelled the university's license but it in 2014 was still running under a stay order from a court.[5][6] The ABU claims on its web page that the High Court have given full clearance to the university on 20 November 2013 [7] and that the unauthorized campuses have been ordered to close.[8][9]
As of October, 2018 America Bangladesh University is not on the list of private universities at the University Grants Commission web site.[10][3]
See also
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edit- ^ "Three universalities: Academic certificates have no 'legality'". Prothom Alo. April 11, 2022.
- ^ "UGC issues warning against admission into several private universities". Prothom Alo. April 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "America Bangladesh University has no legal basis: UGC". The Business Standard. September 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "America Bangladesh Univ runs 16 illegal campuses". The Independent. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ "UGC sounds warning about 12 private universities". Dhaka Tribune. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ University Grants Commission: List of Private Universities Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "America Bangladesh University: A Great News for ABU". Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ "America Bangladesh University: Government orders for closing the unauthorised campus of America Bangladesh University". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ Habib, Wasim Bin; Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (November 18, 2016). "Certificates from 18 pvt universities unacceptable". The Daily Star.
- ^ "UCG:List of Private Universities". Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2018-10-14.