Bangladesh Agricultural University (, Bangladesh Krishi Bishshobiddalôe), abbreviated as BAU, was established in 1961. The university has 43 departments. BAU was the second highest budgeted public university in Bangladesh for the year 2013–2014. It is ranked number one university of Bangladesh according to the webometrics university ranking 2017.BAU has been ranked 2nd in the Bangladesh in the Times higher education world university ranking 2022. Campus The campus has an area of , and is located rural surroundings south of the district town of Mymensingh. The campus is made up of academic, administrative and residential buildings and l farms, gardens and other related facilities. Two national research institutes, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) and Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) are housed in this campus. Infrastructure Two administrative buildings Six faculty complexes Thirteen halls for students three-storied central library modern auditorium (Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium, 2,000 seats) conference hall central laboratory Research field for every faculty gymnasium stadium sports complex healthcare centre (free care service for students, university staff and their families) project complex 657 units of residential facilities for teachers, officers and employees TSC Botanical garden Fish museum & Biodiversity centre Agriculture museum GTI complex Computer lab & wifi zone Horticulture farm Agriculture university school & college Farmer auditorium Community centre Guest house Central mosque Bank & ATM booth KR market Halls of residence (student dormitories) Boys' halls Isha Khan Hall Shahjalal Hall Shaheed Shamsul Haque Hall Shaheed Nazmul Ahsan Hall Ashraful Haque Hall Shaheed Jamal Hossain Hall Hossain Shaheed Shuhrawardy Hall Fazlul Haque Hall Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Hall Girls' halls Sultana Razia Hall Taposhi Rabeya Hall Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib hall Begum Rokeya Hall Administration Partial list of the vice-chancellors of the university: List of Vice-Chancellors M Osman Ghani (2 September 1961 – 1963) S.D. Chaudhuri (1963 – 1973) Quazi Mohammad Fazlur Rahim (January 1971 – July 1971 and January 1972 – November 1973) Mosleh Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury (24 November 1973 – October 1980) AKM Aminul Haque (1980 – 1988) Kamaluddin Ahmad Mohammad Hossain (14 November 1996 – 5 February 2000) (18th) M Musharraf Hossain Mian (2006 – ) Md. Akhtar Hossain ( – October 2008) MA Sattar Mandal (15 November 2008 –) (22nd) Rafiqul Haque (11 August 2011 – 8 April 2015) (23rd) Md. Ali Akbar (24 May 2015 – 23 May 2019) (24th) Lutful Hassan (30 May 2019 – present) Faculty and departments There are 45 departments under