Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology, Khulna (BAUST) () is an army-backed university in Khulna. It is located 10 km north from downtown Khulna and 500 yard south of Jahanabad Cantonment beside Jashore-Khulna Highway. History. The establishment of Baust, Khulna started on 4 August 2021. Key administrative personnel like the Project Director and Registrar, joined by early 2022, and the first Vice-Chancellor (VC) took his office on 15 February 2022. Baust, Khulna temporary campus agreement submitted to the Ministry of Education in mid 2022. The proposal approved by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh and Khulna Development Authority in late 2022. The land for permanent campus was purchased in December of that year. In 2023 the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh and Ministry of education sent a formal letter to the Trustee board of Baust, Khulna. The following year academic activities formally began of spring semester of 2024. Academic. Right Now Baust, Khulna offers 10 different Bachelor courses under 3 faculties and 10 department.