Part 1: Bangladesh

Prof. Dr. Chowdhury Mofizur Rahman

Pro-Vice Chancellor, UIU
 Location

• With an area of about 144,000 sq km, Bangladesh is situated

between latitudes 20~34' and 26~38' north and latitudes 88~01' and
92~41' east.
• The country is bordered by India on the east, west and north and by
the Bay of Bengal on the south. There is also a small strip of
frontier with Burma on the southeastern edge.
 Language Movement, 1952
• The people of Bangladesh discovered their identity
through the Language Movement in 1952.

International Mother
Language Day was
proclaimed by UNESCO's
General Conference in
November 1999. The
International Day has been
observed every year since
21st of February 2000 to
promote linguistic and
cultural diversity and
multilingualism.

Shahid Minar (Language

Movement Monument)
 Independence
• Due to the heroic resistance and supreme sacrifices of the valiant freedom
fighters Bangladesh became an independent sovereign state on 16th
December, 1971.
 People and Population
• Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated areas
of the world. The present population is about
131,269,860 which makes it the eighth populous country
of the world.

• The overall density was 890 persons per sq km (2,304

persons per sq mi) in 2001.
Distribution of population
Bangladesh supports a
large rural population,
with 21 percent of the
Bangladeshi people
classified as urban in
1999.

The distribution of the

population is relatively
even, except in the
sparsely populated
Chittagong Hill Tracts
District and Sundarbans
with 76 persons per
square mile.
Population Diversity
Ethnic groups:
Bengali 98%
Biharis & tribals 2%.

Religions:
Muslim 88.3%
Hindu 10.5%
Other 1.2% .
 Education
• The literacy rate in Bangladesh is very low(44.3%), with
significant disparity between female and male literacy
rates.
• The education system is broken down into 4 levels,
primary from grades 1 to 5, secondary from grades 6 to
10, higher secondary from grades 11 to 12, and tertiary.
 Education
• In the tertiary education
sector, there more than 15
state universities and
Medical Colleges and a
number of private
universities.
 Government

Government type: Republic.

Administrative divisions: Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi & Sylhet.
Constitution: 4th November 1972, effective from 16th December 1972
Chief of state: President
Head of government: Prime Minister
Cabinet: Cabinet selected by the prime minister and appointed by the president.
Legislative branch: Unicameral National Parliament
Bangladesh is country of rivers.
• Bangladesh has one of the largest networks in the
world with a total number of about 700 rivers
including tributaries, which have a total length of
about 24,140 km.

• Bangladesh has predominantly four major river

systems - (1) the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, (2) the
Ganges-Padma, (3) the Surma-Meghna, and (4)
the Chittagong Region river system.
• The watercourses of the
country are obviously not
evenly distributed. They
increase in numbers and
size from the north-west of
the northern region to the
south-west of southern
region.

• In some places, such as

Patuakhali, Barisal and
Sundarbans area the
watercourses are so
plentiful that they form a
veritable maze.
 Flora and Fauna
Abundance of Bangladesh's bird life makes it an Doyel
ornithologist's paradise. Of the 525 recorded species, 350
are resident.
Of the 200 species of mammals, the pride of place goes to
the Royal Bengal Tiger of the Sunderbans, the largest
block of littoral forests spreading over an area of 6,000 sq.
km.
The forest cover of Bangladesh is only about 9 percent.

Royal Bengal Tiger Jack Fruit Water Lily

 Festivals and Fairs
Traditional Boat Race
Village Fair

Bengali New Year Celebration

 Agriculture
• Bangladesh is primarily an
agrarian economy. With some
three-fifths of the population
engaged in farming.

• The total cultivable area

of Bangladesh is around
24 million acres and there
are over 17.5 million
cultivators.
 The Principal Crops

Bangladesh is the largest producer of Jute.

The Principal Crops

Rice being the staple

food, its production is of
major importance.
 The Principal Crops
Wheat Tea
 The Principal Crops
Sugarcane Tobacco
 Fisheries
• Bangladesh is blessed with a
vast aquatic resources and
offers suitable climatic
conditions for growing fish and
other aquatic organisms of
economic importance.

Fish and shellfish production has

increased from 0.6million metric ton
in ‘80 to over 2 million metric ton in
2005. Bangladesh is now ranked 7th
in total fish production in the world,
and has become one of the top 5th
exporters of aquatic products with an
export value over 300 million US$.
 Industry
• Jute Industry has traditionally played an important role in the
national economy. But in recent years, Ready Made
Garments Industry has replaced Jute as the principal export-
earner for the country. Considerable progress has been
attained in the past few years in industries such as leather,
ceramic, shrimp, fish, pharmaceuticals and frozen food.
 Information Technology

Bangladesh has a target of

‘Vision 2021’ to be developed
as a ‘Digital’ country within 2021
which includes specialization and
widespread use of Internet, Digital
Technology and Computation
throughout the whole country in
all the fields like agriculture,
education, manufacturing,
Governance etc.
Dream picture of Digital Bangladesh
 Information Technology
The size of the IT industry is estimated at
around USD 150 million which is growing
at more than 20% each year.
Major Achevements:
– National Voter Database and computerized ID
of 60 million people
– Computerized system for Bangladesh Railway
for 1 million passengers each month
– National Data Bank
– Vehicle Registration system dealing one million
registrations or renewals per annum.
– Automation of National pre-university
examination system.
 IT Industry
• IT Education currently produces 10000 IT
professionals each year
• Human resources for the IT industry have
been growing rapidly since the govt.
declared this industry as a thrust sector
and has embarked on a mission to make
the industry a substantial part of the USD
36 Billion economy
• Some of the statistics
– More than 300,000 IT professionals are
engaged in the industry
– 26 universities offer undergraduate and
graduate degrees in computer science
and engineering
– More than 1000 private and public sector
computer-training institutes offer IT skill
development of various levels.
Tourism
Cox’s Bazar: World’s Longest Sea Beach

Having the world's longest (120 kilometers.) beach

sloping gently down to the blue waters of the Bay of
Bengal, Cox's Bazar is one of the most attractive tourist
sport in the country.
 Old wooden Buddhist
temples at Ramu, a few
kilometers from Cox's
Bazar

Sunset at
Tennaf,
Cox’s Bazar
 St. Matrin’s Island
Coral island about 10km (6mi) south-west of the
southern tip of the mainland is a tropical cliché
The Sundarbans: Largest Mangrove Forest
in the World
 Boga Lake, Bandarbans
(Lake at an altitude of 3000 ft)

Beach at Kuakata, Patuakhali

One can see both sunrise and
sunset from some of its locations
Part 2:
United International
University
The Roadmap to
Excellence
UIU Campus
United Group
• United Group is the sole sponsor of
UIU
• It is a successful business
conglomerate involved in diverse
areas like
– Power
– Textiles and garments
– Pharmaceuticals and health
– Education
– Land port
– Real estate
 UIU: A Brief Introduction
• A private university
founded in 2003.
– Mission of UIU is to
produce quality
professionals for
home and abroad
with high moral and
ethical standards
UIU: A University with difference
• UIU believes that education
should be entertaining
– We provide excellent
environment
– Politics and smoking free
atmosphere
– We nurture the inherent talent of
a student
– regularly arrange extracurricular
activities
– We believe in friendly and
respectful relationship between
the students and the teachers
 UIU: A University with difference

• A good class environment:

– A comfortable class room with projector facility
– Assures an interactive sessions and Counseling between
students and teachers
• Adequate Lab facility
• Prepare for Jobs with professional training
• A sound Library room
– Students get a sound environment for study.
– Can borrow their subject related books from the library
• Offer voluntary class
Schools and Institutes
• School of Business
– BBA
– Economics
– MBA
• School of Science and
Engineering
– Department of EEE
– Department of CSE
• English Language Institute
• Institute of Natural Sciences
• Institute of Business and
Economic Research
 Current Programs
• Economics
– Bachelor of Science(BS)
– Master of Science(MS)
– Master in Development Studies(MDS)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
• Master of Business Administration(MBA)
• Department of EEE
– B.Sc. in EEE
– B. Sc. in ETE
– M. Sc. in Communication Engineering
• Department of CSE
– B.Sc. in CSE
– B. Sc. in CTE
– M. Sc. in CSE
 Academic Sessions
• Three semesters in a Year
– Spring (February to May), Summer (June to September) and
Fall (October to January)
• A typical semester consists
– Two midterm Exams and a Final Exam
Thank You