NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY

NSU: A Brief History

North South University (NSU), the first private university in Bangladesh, was established by a group of philanthropists, industrialists, bureaucrats and academics. The government of Bangladesh approved the establishment of North South University in 1992 under Private University Act (PUA) 1992. The university was formally inaugurated on 10 February 1993 by Begum Khaleda Zia the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The honorable President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is the Chancellor of NSU.
The University is run by a number of statutory bodies as required under the provisions of the Private Universities Act 1992. At the apex is the Board of Governors (BOG) of NSU Foundation, which provides policy guidelines and approves the university budget. The BOG is headed by the Chairman elected by its members. Mr. Iftekharul Alam was the founder Chairman of the Board of Governors (1992). Mr. MA Awal is the current chairman, who has previously served the Foundation and the University as the Chairman for two consecutive terms of two years each during 1995-1997 and 1997-1999. Mr. M.A. Kashem


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