Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) is a government-financed 13th public university of Bangladesh. It is located at Salna, Gazipur. GAU is renamed from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) since February 12, 2025 under the Presidential ordnance no. 05 of 2025.

Gazipur Agricultural University (Former BSMRAU) was established in 1998 as a public university with an act (Act no. 16) promulgated by the Government of Bangladesh.

The university was established by transforming the Institute of Post Graduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA). IPSA was established as Bangladesh College of Agricultural Science (BCAS) in 1983 as an academic organ of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) and academically affiliated with Bangladesh Agricultural University until 1991. In 1991, IPSA was made an autonomous institution. Henceforth, IPSA started its true course credit-based MS and PhD programs. The graduate program of IPSA was developed by a team of IPSA teachers led by Prof. L. M. Eisgruver of the Oregon State University (OSU), USA under the cooperation of JICA-USAID-GOB.

Vice Chancellor Message

Welcome to Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU), a leading university committed to its vision of providing excellence in education and cutting-edge research to produce quality graduates capable of handling both local and global emerging challenges in agriculture. The institute has earned recognition as a `Centre of Excellence' in quality agricultural education and research, being the first institution in the country to fully implement the academic calendar based North American Course-Credit System.

The university began its journey in 1998 as the 13th full-fledged government university in Bangladesh. It was established by upgrading the renowned Institute of Post-Graduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA), which had been founded as an autonomous institution in 1991. Earlier, it was initially established by the government of the Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman as the Bangladesh College of Agricultural Sciences (BCAS) in 1979. Recently, it has renamed Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) following the July Triumph of the students and the general public of the country, as per the notification (Ordinance No. 05, 12 February 2025) issued by the interim government. Read More

Professor Dr. GKM Mustafizur Rahman
Vice Chancellor
Gazipur Agricultural University, Gazipur
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