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ru.ac.bd is the official website of the University of Rajshahi (RU), a public university in Bangladesh. It is the institution's own channel for leadership messages, official notices, events, and basic campus facts. It serves current and prospective students, faculty, researchers, and visitors who need academic or administrative updates straight from the university rather than from third parties.
What the site tells you about the university
The homepage presents a short institutional profile alongside key figures:
| Item | Detail shown on site |
|---|---|
| Type | Public university, founded July 6, 1953 |
| Location | 753-acre campus at Motihar, near the Padma River, about 7 km east of Rajshahi City Center |
| Scale | 30,000+ students; 1,200+ faculty members |
| Positioning | Described as one of the largest universities in the country and the largest in northern Bangladesh |
| Admissions | A "2025–2026" admission reference appears on the homepage |
These figures are the university's own published numbers, useful as a first orientation rather than as an audited statistic.
Who runs it
The site identifies the current leadership:
- Vice-Chancellor: Dr. Md. Faridul Islam, who also contributes the "Message from Vice-Chancellor" welcoming visitors and pointing to the site as a source for academic, research, and official queries.
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration): Dr. Md. Abdul Alim
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic): Dr. Mamunur Rashid
- Treasurer: Prof (Retd) Md. Matiar Rahman
Leadership pages exist for the pro-VCs, so you can check current officeholders there if a name changes.
What you can find on the homepage
Latest Notices
This is the most time-sensitive section and the main reason to check the site directly. Recent entries include:
- Postponement of cultural competitions planned for the "Nazrul Year" observance (dated 25 Oct).
- An admission notice for an MPH program (Evening), 2026–2027, batch 19, at the Institute of Biological Science (18 Oct).
- Admission notice for the 37th batch of a "Statistical Computing Certificate Course" run by the Department of Statistics and Data Science (10 Sep).
- A notice covering supervisor/principal supervisor appointments, changes, and related registration matters (9 Sep).
Notices mix English and Bengali, so expect both languages in the same list.
Events
Event posts summarize recent campus activity, for example:
- A discussion under the "Youth Connect" project at RU (30-09-2026).
- RU's joint-second position among Bangladeshi universities in the Times Higher Education ranking (30-09-2026).
- Observance of World Pharmacist Day at RU (29-09-2026).
Governance and integrity pages
The homepage also links to administrative-accountability material: the Annual Performance Agreement (APA), the National Integrity Strategy, integrity work plans, focal point officers and alternates, quarterly/half-yearly evaluation reports, circulars and policies, and integrity awards and ethics committee information. These are mainly relevant to staff and researchers who need official policy documents.
When to use ru.ac.bd — and when not to
Use it when you need:
- The authoritative text of a notice (deadlines, postponements, admission circulars) rather than a social-media repost.
- Official contact points for leadership or administrative offices.
- Policy and integrity documents for research or administrative purposes.
Check elsewhere first when you need:
- Detailed admission requirements, fees, or application portals — the homepage only flags that admission notices exist; follow the specific notice or the relevant faculty/department page.
- Course-level or exam-level information — these typically sit with individual departments rather than the central homepage.
One practical caution: notice dates on the site appear in day-month form and some event dates carry future years, so confirm the year and deadline inside the linked notice before acting on it.