Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur,Bangladesh

Begum Rokeya University, which is situated in Rangpur. The name of this university took from the name of a  legendary woman named Begum Rokeya who is the pioneer of female education in Indian subcontinent. Begum Rokeya University is located in the city of Rangpur, in the north east zone of Bangladesh. With its so-called connotations of impoverishment, deprivation and poverty, Rangpur is a culturally vibrant place – an excellent center of arts, culture and education. It prides itself on its rich heritage of numerous contributions and achievements of many scholars, poets, novelists, social and political thinkers. 

The construction of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur is still continuing in its own way. Rangpur is a peaceful and calm town. At present Begum Rokeya University is decorated with many colorful buildings.The whole area of 75 acres land is full of a huge green trees, which made its a green campus.

Since 1947, a university in this region has been a long cherished dream. A popular demand for a kind of university which can reach out to a large number of students desiring higher education in this vast region has always been intensely felt but has never been fulfilled. Fortunately, on October 12, 2008 Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (initially named as Rangpur University) was founded and started its academic activities from the session 2008 – 2009, following the semester system. Each academic year consists of 2 semesters (one semester lasting for 6 months including holidays and vacations).

At the beginning of the university, about 18000 (eighteen thousand) students from different parts of Bangladesh contested for only 300 seats in the first admission test of this university. These three hundred students were enrolled into 6 departments under 2 faculties – Bangla, English, Economics and Business Administration under the Faculty of Arts and Social Science; and Mathematics and Computer Science and Engineering under the Faculty of Science and Engineering

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur has a good faculty of lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors and professors who were educated and earned their degrees at home and abroad. In the process of its expansion, the University is still recruiting more teachers and officials. With the patronage of the local philanthropists, Begum Rokeya Scholarlship Foundation has been formed for the talented students. Within a very short time, Begum Rokeya University has successfully organized different events and programs – Bangla New Year, Rabindra-Nazrul Birth Anniversary, Inter-Department Debate and Football Competitions, National Mourning Day and so on.

This university is the only hope of the people of Rangpur division ,especially for the girls who can not go outside frpm Rangpur division. All the teachers and officers works together to go a long way to meet the needs for quality education, and to be an excellent center for research and other social activities.