DHAKA, June 20, 2023 (BSS) - The 15th annual senate meeting of Bangladesh 
University of Professionals (BUP) was held today at its Bijoy Auditorium in 
the capital.

Vice-Chancellor (VC) and Senate Chairman Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam 
presided over the meeting, said a press release.

At the outset, the VC thanked the outgoing members and welcomed the newly-
appointed members. 

Later, BUP Treasurer Air Commodore Md Shafiqul Islam put forward the revised 
2022-2023 fiscal year budget amounting to Taka 117 crore 96 lakh and 
announced a Taka 129 crore 59 lakh budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 that 
unanimously approved by the senate members.
 
Chief of Public Relations, Information, and Publications (PRIP) Air Commodore 
Syed Fakruddin Masud also presented the 15th Annual Report (July 2022-June 
2023) of the BUP. 

Later, the annual report was approved by the senate members. BUP Registrar A 
B M Faisal Baten conducted the meeting. 

Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam said the creation of new knowledge, expansion 
of education, various infrastructure developments are going on.
 
He said BUP has already formulated an 'Academic Strategic Plan', and its 
implementation will assist in achieving its success at the national and 
international level.

He specifically mentioned that BUP students have been achieving continuous 
success at home and abroad. 

Five students from five faculties are selected for 'Prime Minister Gold 
Medal' for 2019, he added. 

Besides, he also mentioned that a research cell has already been established 
in BUP through the proper management of the money allocated to the research 
sector.

He also said that the work on the book titled 'Bangabandhu: A Profile in 
Leadership' by BUP Bangabandhu Chair has already been completed. 

BUP has decided to enroll international students and sign a Memorandum of 
Understanding (MoU) with various domestic and international universities and 
institutions to highlight the university in the international arena of higher 
education, he said.
Among the senate members, notably Muhammed Faruk Khan, MP, Major (Retd) 
Rafiqul Islam (Bir Uttam), MP, Nurul Islam Nahid, MP, H N Ashiqur Rahman, MP, 
Secretaries from different ministries, high officials from Bangladesh Armed 
Forces, and high officials of BUP were present in the meeting.