DHAKA, March 28, 2022 (BSS) - The University Grants Commission (UGC) will 
soon develop a framework for determining the amount of land required for 
setting up campuses of new public universities in the country.
 
The allocation of land will be provided considering types of universities, 
number of students, campus design and other factors. 
 
The decision to formulate the framework was taken at a meeting of the 
committee chaired by UGC member and convener of the committee Prof. Dr. 
Muhammad Alamgir held at UGC Bhaban today, said a press release. 
 
At the meeting, the members of the committee emphasized on formulating an 
academic master plan for the country's higher educational institutions and 
taking into consideration the views of the UGC in setting up new public 
universities.
 
During the meeting, Professor Alamgir said, "Land acquisition is very 
important for the university as Bangladesh is a densely populated country. 
Besides, the government has decided to set up one university in each district 
of the country. For these reasons, the amount of land for universities needs 
to be determined at a rational level."
 
"At present there are 52 public universities in the country. This number will 
gradually increase... if the amount of land is fixed for setting up the 
campus of the university, the cultivable land and water body can be protected 
and the university should not be in any adverse situation regarding land 
acquisition," he added. 
 
Members of the Commission Prof. Dr. Dil Afroza Begum, Prof. Dr. Biswajit 
Chand, Prof. Dr. Md. Abu Taher, Pro VC of BUET Prof. Dr. Abdul Jabbar Khan, 
Prof. Dr. Khandaker Sabbir Ahmed of Department of Architecture, BUET, Prof. 
Dr. Nurul Islam Nazem of Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, 
University of Dhaka, Prof. Dr. AKM Abul Kalam and Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtar Mahmud 
of Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar University, 
Architect Iqbal Habib, UGC Secretary Dr. Ferdous Zaman, Additional Director 
of Planning and Development Dr. Durga Rani Sarkar, and Deputy Director 
Shivananda Sheel, were present, among others.