North Western University, Bangladesh
North Western University (NWU) (), established in 2012, is the first private university of Khulna, Bangladesh. It offers bachelor's degrees in ten subjects and master's degrees in six. One of the founders of the university was Talukder Abdul Khaleque, Bangladesh Awami League politician. History. North Western University, Khulna the first full-fledged private university in Khulna, university was established on 18 November 2012. The University Started Academic Activities from Spring Semester, 2013. The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh approved the establishment of North Western University under Private University Act. 2010. The university  started its activities with 4 faculties, 12 departments, 67 full-time teachers, 61 part-time teachers and 489 students. At present the university consists of 4 faculties, 14 departments. The number of students and teachers have risen to about 5000 and 140 respectively. The first fresh admission classes had 489 students enrolled in 12 Departments: Business Administration 62 students, BA Hons in English 9 students, MA in English 5 students, LLB 51 students, MBA-1 Year 27 students, EMBA 31 students, MBA-2 Year 11 students, MDS 7 students, Computer Science & Engineering 92 students, Electrical & Electronic Engineering 150 students, Civil Engineering 84  students. Campus. The university is on 236, M.A Bari Road, Khulna 9100. It has two commercial buildings with one administrative buildings. Semesters. The academic year of the university incorporates two regular semesters (Spring and Fall) and one short semester (Summer). The duration of each regular semester is 14/16 weeks and the duration of summer semester is 10/12 weeks. Scholarship and waiver for undergraduate programs. 100% tuition waiver – GPA Golden 5.00 in SSC & HSC/ Equi. 60% tuition waiver – GPA 5.00 in SSC& HSC/ Equi. 50% tuition waiver – GPA 4.90-<5.00 in SSC& HSC/ Equi. 30% tuition waiver – GPA 4.75-<4.90 in SSC& HSC/  Equi. 20% tuition waiver – GPA 4.50-<4.75 in SSC& HSC/ Equi. 10% tuition waiver – GPA 4.25-<4.00 10% tuition waiver for Diploma holder students. But now here have no waiver .