Primeasia University

Primeasia University is a private research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2003. The language of instruction of City University is English. The university offers undergraduate and master's degrees in the fields of business administration, computer science and engineering, textile engineering, electrical & electronics engineering, pharmacy, law, English, microbiology, biochemistry & molecular biology, international tourism & hospitality management etc.

History

Primeasia University received government permission in August 2003. Subsequently, PAU started its journey with only 35 students in the fall semester of 2003. Within a short period of time, it grew into a significantly large university.
At present, the university has textile engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science and engineering, and architecture departments under the School of Engineering; Microbiology, pharmacy, biochemistry, and Public Health Nutrition departments under the School of Biological Science; BBA, MBA, international tourism and hospitality management departments under the School of Business Administration, and law department under the School of Law. Today, the total number of students of this university is around 4000.
Nazrul Islam, the present chairman of the Board of Trustees of Primeasia University, is the founder of PAU.

Campus

From the very beginning, the campus of PAU has been at Banani, Dhaka. The present campus contains two 16-storied buildings and another six-storied building which are adjacent to each other. The buildings are Star Tower, 12 Kemal Atatürk Avenue, Banani C/A, Dhaka-1213, HBR Tower 9, Road No # 17, Banani C/A, Dhaka-1213, GMQ Tower House 11, Road # 17, Block # C, Banani, Dhaka-1213.
This campus serves 4,000 to 5,000 students with amenities and facilities. The total floor space is approximately 138,667 square feet. The university authority has been taking necessary steps to build a permanent campus at Joarshahara by the side of the 300-foot Purbachal link highway.
In 2017, the Dhaka Tribune ranked Primeasia University ninth among private universities in Bangladesh in terms of facilities and infrastructure. In terms of academic quality it placed 20th.