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MYMENSINGH, Aug 17, 2025 (BSS) - The 65th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), the country's premier institution for agricultural education, will be celebrated tomorrow (Monday).
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), the highest institution of agricultural education in South Asia, has completed 64 years of glory and prestige and has now turned 65. T he university has organized various events to mark this significant milestone..
This institution, which started its journey on August 18, 1961 on 1,250 acres of land surrounded by the natural beauty in Mymensingh, has been making a unique contribution to education, research and extension activities in the country's agricultural sector.
Through research to increase the country's agricultural productivity and develop modern agricultural technology, this institution is writing one new success story after another.
The university's researchers have opened new horizons in various fields including the development of improved crop varieties, improvement of animal health and nutrition, and development of agricultural machinery.
The university's extension activities are playing a major role in delivering the results of these researches directly to the farmers and improving their quality of life.
Currently, more than 7,000 students are studying at BAU, who are pursuing higher education in various subjects in the faculties of Agriculture, Veterinary, Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering and Fisheries.
More than 550 qualified and promising teachers are helping students acquire skills in the agricultural field through teaching and research.
The BAU is recognized as the benchmark for agricultural education not only in the country but also internationally.
The university's sprawling green campus, peaceful river flows, vast playgrounds, and the center of students' passion and love are the center of emotions and love.
This campus is not only a place of education and research, it is a special chapter in the passion, dreams and lives of thousands of students.
On the occasion of its founding anniversary, the university's students, teachers and officials are expressing their commitment to work for agricultural development with new enthusiasm.
The university is determined to cross the threshold of new successes through
agricultural research and education in the coming days.
Every inch of this 1200-acre green campus is filled with history, the hard-earned successes of thousands of students, and countless chapters of research.
