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University of Chittagong became the third public university to
be set up by the government of Pakistan, and it was officially
inaugurated by the then governor of East Pakistan, Mr. Md. Abdul
Monem Khan on 18 November 1966. But earlier in 1964 the site for
the university had already been selected and a foundation stone
was laid by Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, the then President
of Pakistan, at the top of a small hill in the northern part of
the campus. It is located at Fatehpur, 22 km. away from the
Chittagong city and about one kilometer away to the west from
Chittagong-Nazirhat highway. In the beginning there were only
four departments to speak of: Bangla, English, History and
Economics respectively.
In these four departments, about 200
students were admitted. Professor Azizur Rahman Mallick joined
Chittagong University in 1965 as the Project Director. The
Chittagong University Ordinance was promulgated on 25 September
1966. Professor A. R. Mallick was appointed as the first
Vice-Chancellor on 9 October 1966. At present, thirty five
departments, three institutes and five research centres are
operating in this University.
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