History
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University was established as an Agricultural Extension Training Institute (AETI) to award a three-year diploma in agriculture. The AETI was later upgraded to Hajee Mohammad Danesh Agricultural College in 1988 having an affiliation from the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Then the college was upgraded to the status of a university renaming it as Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University on 11 September 1999.
| Established | September 11, 1999 |
| Type | Public, coeducational |
| Chancellor | Mohammad Zillur Rahman, president of Bangladesh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Md. Ruhul Amin |
| Academic staff | 230 |
| Students | 3250 |
| Undergraduates | 2950 |
| Postgraduates | 250 |
| Doctoral students | 50 |
| Location | Dinajpur District, Bangladesh |
| Campus | 130 acres |
| Nickname | HSTU |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | http://www.hstu.ac.bd |
