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Line 10: | image_alt = | caption = [[Emblem]] of the University of Rajshahi | type = [[ | established = {{start date and age|df=yes|6 July 1953}} | latin_name = Line 36: }} The '''University of Rajshahi''', also known as '''Rajshahi University''' or '''RU''' ({{lang-bn|রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়}}), is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] located in [[ == History == Line 107: The university is run according to the Rajshahi University Act, 1973.<ref name="rubpedia">{{cite book |last=Rahman |first=Mahbubar |year=2012 |chapter=University of Rajshahi |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=University_of_Rajshahi |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> This Act, passed on 25 September 1973,<ref>[http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-438.html?lang=bn The Rajshahi University Act, 1973], Ministry of Law.</ref> allows the university considerably more autonomy than most other peer institutions. The president of Bangladesh is the de facto [[chancellor (education)|chancellor]], but the role is mainly ceremonial. The highest official after the chancellor is the vice-chancellor, selected by the [[senate]] of the university every four years. The vice-chancellor, as of June 2017, is [[M. Abdus Sobhan]]. Other important officers include the [[ Most of Rajshahi University's funding comes from the government. The [[Bangladesh University Grants Commission]] is the body responsible for allocating funds to all [[public universities]]. Line 273: # Crop Science and Technology Crop Science was established in 2005. It offers a 4-year [[Bachelor of Science in Agriculture|B.Sc.Ag.(Hons)]] degree and 18 months [[ All of these departments are in the Agricultural Faculty Building. Only 'practical work' is performed in Narikelbaria Campus. Founded in 2000, the Faculty of [[Agricultural Science|Agriculture]] was formed when a local agricultural college was absorbed into the university. Line 411: During the 1980s, the four-year honors course took as long as eight years due to the session backlogs, resulting mainly from conflicts between factions of political groups. Since the early 1990s, [[student politics]] has been calmer, with student body elections not being held for more than a decade. The student groups have been demanding elections whereas others feel student politics should be banned.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}} In late 2004 and early 2005, two professors of Rajshahi University were assassinated within three months: Yunus from the Economics department in December 2004<ref>{{cite news |title=90 RU teachers want VC to quit over Taher killing |url=http://www.newagebd.com/2006/mar/04/nat.html |newspaper=New Age |date=4 March 2006 |access-date=28 April 2008}}</ref> and Taher from the Geology and Mining department in February 2005.<ref name="Taher">{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=37686 |title=Verdict in RU Prof Taher murder case today |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=22 May 2008 |access-date=16 February 2015}}</ref> Both murders were suspected to be driven by political motivations. In 2006, the commander of [[ Around the same time, a controversy over the hiring of over 500 new employees broke; detractors suggested that they were hired illegally, either in return for money or for political reasons.<ref name="corruption_1">{{cite news |title=Recruitment in RU postponed amid employees' agitation |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/10/08/d6100801127.htm |newspaper=Daily Star |date=8 October 2006 |access-date=10 October 2006}}</ref> | |||