Golam Mowlah is the founder vice-chancellor of Comilla University who served until he was removed on July 30, 2008. Zulfikar Ali, a professor of mathematics, was given the charge as acting Vice Chancellor.The next vice-chancellor of Comilla University, A.K.M. Zehadul Karim declared his resignation on 7 October 2009 after a major violence in campus.Amir Hossen Khan, a professor of Physics department of Jahangirnagar University, was appointed as Vice Chancellor on 22 November 2009. After expiration of the duration of Amir Hossen Khan then Ali Ashraf, a professor of Economics department and Ex-President of Chittagong University Teachers Association has been appointed as the 5th Vice Chancellor of Comilla University. He joined the university on 3 December 2013. The chancellor of the university is President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid.
It started with 7 functional departments. Now there are a total of 19 departments Under 6 faculties including Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Pharmacy, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance and Banking, Accounting & Information Systems (AIS), Marketing, Management Studies, Media & Journalism, Law, Economics, Public Administration, Archeology, Anthropology, Bengali, and English.
Total Area
50 Acres
Inauguration
8 february,2006
Establishment
28 may,2006
Classes start
28 may,2007
Inaugural Departments
(1) English
(2) Economics
(3) Public Administration
(4) Mathematics
(5) Management Education
(6) Accounting and Information Systems
(7) Marketing
Total Students
4186
Current Departments
17
Faculty of Science
(1) Mathematics
(2) Physics
(3) Chemistry
(4) Statistics
(5) Pharmacy
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
(1) English
(2) Bengali
(3) Archaeology
Faculty of Social Sciences
(1) Economics
(2) Public Administration
(3) Anthropology
Faculty of Business Studies
(1) Management Education
(2) Accounting and Information Systems
(3) Marketing
(4) Finance and Banking
Faculty of Engineering
1. Computer Science and Engineering
2. Information and Communication Technology