Agricultural university in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh
Habiganj Agricultural University (HAU) (Bengali: হবিগঞ্জ কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public agricultural university in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh, established in 2020.[1] It is located at Vadoi, Habiganj Sadar Upazila, Habiganj.[2][3]
History
On 24 December 2019, the Cabinet of Bangladesh approved Habiganj Agriculture University Act, 2019 to establish the Habiganj Agricultural University.[4]
Faculties and departments
Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine
- Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine has 12 departments.[5]
- Department of Anatomy and Histology
- Department of Animal Science
- Department of Animal Nutrition
- Department of Dairy Science
- Department of Poultry Science
- Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Pathology and Parasitology
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Medicine
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology
- Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health
Faculty of Fisheries
- Faculty of Fisheries has 7 departments.[6]
- Department of Aquaculture
- Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management
- Department of Aquatic Resource Management and Conservation
- Department of Fisheries Biology and Biodiversity
- Department of Fisheries Genetics and Breeding
- Department of Fisheries Technology and Quality Control
- Department of Oceanography anr Blue Economy
Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Agriculture has 12 departments.[7]
- Department of Agronomy
- Department of Soil Science
- Department of Horticulture
- Department of Crop Botany
- Department of Entomology
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry
- Department of Plant Pathology
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Department of Agricultural Extension and Entrepreneurship Development
- Department of Agroforestry
- Department of Environmental Science
- Department of Haor and Hill agriculture
Faculty of Science and Technology
- Faculty of Science and Technology[8]
Faculty of Arts and Humaninties
- Faculty of Arts and Humanities[8]
List of vice-chancellors
- Md Abdul Baset[9]
- Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed (present)
References
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