Metropolitan University () or MU is a private university in Sylhet and was established in 2003 by a social worker, Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, with the approval of the Ministry of Education under the Private University Act, 1992 (amended in 1998).
Achievements Metropolitan University has been approved and accredited by the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh.
Besides, Metropolitan University is an Institutional Member of the Association of Management Development Institution in South Asia (AMDISA) and the Member of Association of Management Development Institution in Bangladesh.
The Chairman of Accreditation Service of International College (ASIC), Moris Dimok, inspected Metropolitan University on 6 October 2014 and expressed satisfaction by observing the atmosphere of university. On 19 December 2009, Ataul Karim, Vice President (Research), Old Dominion University, US paid a visit to Metropolitan University. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Head of the Department of Computer Science & Technology of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet also visited the Project Fair of Metropolitan University.
The university has four schools and eight departments. These are: 1. Department of Business Administration 2. Department of Law and Justice 3. Department of Computer Science and Engineering 4. Department of Electrical Electronics Engineering 5. Department of Software Engineering 6. Department of English 7. Department of Economics 8. Department of Data Science (proposed)
Controversy In August 2025, Metropolitan University in Sylhet sparked significant civil society backlash and public outrage after permanently expelling Sahara Chowdhury, a final-year transgender student and activist, over alleged safety concerns that rights groups condemned as discriminatory and influenced by mob pressure. University Proctor Sheikh Ashraful Rahman stated in an interview that Chowdhury's gender transition and behaviour, despite prior warnings, created a non-compliant environment, claiming that "society and laws do not allow" such practices.
List of vice-chancellors Md Saleh Uddin (former) Mohammad Jahirul Hoque (present)
School of Science & Technology There are three engineering departments. Both departments are currently offering B.Sc.(Engg.) degree. The dean is Md. Nazrul Haque.
Departments Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Department of Software Engineering (SE) Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) Department of Data Science (DS)
School of Business & Economics This is the business school of the university. Currently two departments are running under the school. The dean is Professor Dr. Mohammad Jamal Uddin.
Departments Department of Business Administration Department of Economics
School of Humanities & Social Sciences The dean is Professor Dr. Suresh Ranjan Basak.
Departments Department of English
School of Law & Justice The dean is M. Rabiul Hossain.
Departments Department of Law and Justice
Courses Undergraduate course University offers the following undergraduate programmes: B.Sc. (Engg.) in Computer Science & Engineering. B.Sc. (Engg.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. B.Sc. (Engg.) in Software Engineering B.Sc. (Engg.) in Data Science BSS. (Hons) in Economics B.A. (Hons) in English Bachelor of Business Administration LLB (Hons)
Graduate course The following degree programmes are available for graduate students: M.Sc. in Management Information System M.A. in English Master of Business Administration Executive Master of Business Administration LLM
Short course Metropolitan University offers two short course. These are: Android Application Development Micro-controller Programming
Academic calendar MU runs three semesters in an academic year. These are as follows: Semester Duration Spring January - April Summer May - August Autumn September - December
Convocation ConvocationYear1st Convocation 20102nd Convocation 20153rd Convocation 2018
Institutes Institute of Business & Information Technology (IBIT)
Research and publication Almost all the departments of the university are active in research oriented works and projects. Both the teachers and students frequently published various kind of research article in various international journals and conferences. The university also published a journal called Metropolitan University Journal in every two year. Metropolitan University has its own online news portal MUnews24
Affiliation & collaboration Metropolitan University is a member of and has active collaboration with the following institution/ organization: Ministry of Education, Bangladesh University Grant Commission Association of Commonwealth Universities Accreditation Service for International Colleges Birmingham City University British Council Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia|Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) Association of Management Development Institutions in Bangladesh|Association of Management Development Institutions in Bangladesh (AMDIB)
Notable students Sahara Chowdhury
Scholarships Metropolitan University offers various scholarship schemes to financially support the meritorious students. A student may avail the scholarship by his/her previous performance or current performance.
Metropolitan University offers the following scholarships to the meritorious students: University Gold Medal University Merit Scholarship Chairman's Scholarship Vice Chancellor's Scholarship
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