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MBSTU's veterinary faculty gets approval for 40 new admissions

Published : Friday, 13 November, 2026 at 4:16 PM

MBSTU Correspondent

The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) has approved the admission of 40 students to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, located at the Sirajganj campus of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), for the 2026-2027 academic year.

The approval and recommendations for admitting new students to the faculty were conveyed in a letter issued by the Public University Management Division of the UGC on November 12, 2026. As a result, the faculty is set to reopen its admission process after several years, marking a significant milestone in the university's institutional and academic progress.

Regarding the matter, Vice-Chancellor of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Professor Dr. A. B. M. Shahidul Islam, said, “Receiving permission to admit students to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at the Sirajganj campus is extremely encouraging and positive news for our university.

We have been working continuously to transform the institution into a centre of quality higher education and research by overcoming past limitations and challenges. We express our gratitude to the UGC for approving the admission of 40 students. Through student admission, the overall academic activities at this campus will gain new momentum.”

The Vice-Chancellor further said, “Our main objective is to ensure modern, practical and internationally standard veterinary education so that students can establish themselves as skilled and humane graduates capable of addressing the challenges of the livestock sector at both national and international levels.

Alongside the main campus, the university administration is giving the highest priority to expanding infrastructure, laboratories and research opportunities at the Sirajganj campus.” He also sought the cooperation of all concerned in bringing the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science under the agricultural cluster admission system for the admission of 40 students in the 2026–2027 academic year.

Academic Structure and Prospects of the Faculty:

According to the approved academic structure, the faculty comprises a total of nine departments or departmental fields. These are: 1. Anatomy and Histology, 2. Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, 3. Pathology and Parasitology, 4. Microbiology, 5. Medicine and Surgery, 6. Animal Science and Nutrition, 7. Genetics and Animal Breeding, 8. Dairy and Poultry Science, and 9. Agricultural Economics, Social Science and Statistics.

The faculty will offer a five-year degree titled Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, comprising 200 to 228 credits. The approved academic structure also includes plans to introduce higher research programmes at the MS, MPhil and PhD levels in basic and applied veterinary biomedical sciences and livestock production in the future. Currently, the faculty has five teachers and 10 staff members.

Background of the Establishment:

With the aim of developing skilled human resources for the livestock sector, infrastructure was constructed under a government development project at Ajugora in Belkuchi Upazila of Sirajganj, covering the period from June 2013 to June 2018. In 2019, the institution began its journey as Sirajganj Government Veterinary College and was affiliated with Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. Students were admitted in two academic sessions: 2019–20 and 2020–21. Subsequently, admission activities were suspended due to a shortage of teachers, administrative complications and session delays resulting from student movements.

Later, to resolve the prolonged deadlock, the institution was fully incorporated as a faculty of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University under a government decision on June 29, 2024. The first examination activities under the university began successfully on October 30 of the same year. Currently, a total of 87 students from two batches are studying at the faculty. Of them, 43 students from the first batch are in the first semester of their fifth year, while 44 students from the second batch are in the first semester of their fourth year.

The UGC's decision has opened up new prospects for livestock development and higher education in Sirajganj and the northern region of the country.

It is worth mentioning that the approval to admit 40 students to the Sirajganj campus of MBSTU's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science for the 2026–2027 academic year is a matter of great joy and pride for the university. Expressing their sincere appreciation and gratitude for this important achievement, the university's students have thanked the Vice-Chancellor. They expressed their expectation that, under his visionary leadership, sincere efforts and administrative initiatives, the university's education, research and infrastructural development will progress further.

It is worth mentioning that the admission process will begin through the proper procedures in accordance with the applicable regulations.