Bangladesh Open University (BOU) was established in 1992 to provide a wide range and greater access to need-based formal and non-formal compatible education and effective training. Access to higher agricultural education is limited in Bangladesh due to the few numbers of seats at related universities. Considering the fact, with a view to imparting need-based education, the School of Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) was established in 1996. School of Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) is one of the six academic schools of BOU. read more