University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় মঞ্জুরী কমিশন
	Crest of UGC (Bangladesh)
Commission overview
Formed	1973
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh; 23°46′49″N 90°22′26″E / 23.7802°N 90.3738°E
Employees	350
Commission executive	Kazi Shahidullah, Chairman;
Parent department	Ministry of Education
Website	ugc.gov.bd
Footnotes

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় মঞ্জুরী কমিশন Bañglādeś Biśbobidyālaẏ mañjurī komiśan) Was established on 16 December 1972. It was created according to the Presidential Order (P.O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh. In 2010, the Government of Bangladesh announced bringing out reforms in University Grants Commission (UGC) and decided to change UGC into Higher Education Commission of Bangladesh (HEC).^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ "Prof Kazi Shahidullah new UGC chairman". The Daily Star. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ Bala, Swapan Kumar (2012). "University Grants Commission". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Warning".
^ "UGC to be higher edu commission: PM". 7 January 2016.

[1] "Prof Kazi Shahidullah new UGC chairman". The Daily Star. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

[2] Bala, Swapan Kumar (2012). "University Grants Commission". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Warning".

[5] "UGC to be higher edu commission: PM". 7 January 2016.

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