SAVAR, Jan 12, 2019 (BSS) – The 48th founding anniversary of
Jahangirnagar University (JU) was observed today on the campus here amid
festivity.
To mark the day, the whole university area wore a festive look as over
thousands of former and current students, teachers, officials and employees
of the university gathered at a daylong programme on the campus.
JU Vice-Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam inaugurated the daylong event as
the chief guest by hoisting the national flag and releasing balloons in front
of the Business Studies Faculty this morning.
Addressing the function, Prof Farzana Islam said: “The aim of a
university is to create new knowledge that can serve the world. So, we want
to build up our university as knowledge producing factory”.
‘We have many achievements in the last 48 years. We have produced many
scholars from this university who are working in different sectors in home
and abroad. Now our major aim is to maintain quality of education in this
university,” she added.
Pro-VC (administration) Prof Amir Hussain, Treasurer Prof Sheikh Monjurul
Huq, Acting Registrar Rahima Kaniz, Deans of faculties and Provosts of
dormitories were, among others, present at the inaugural session.
Later, a colorful rally, led by the JU VC, brought out from the Business
Studies Faculty that ended at Selim Al Deen Muktamancha after parading
different streets on the campus.
The daylong programme included a puppet show, staging drama, and cultural
function organised by Student Welfare and Counseling Centre of the university
at the Selim Al Deen Muktamancha.
The event ended through folk song presented by eminent folk singer Momotaz
Begum, MP, in the evening.
JU was founded on August 20, 1970, and formally began the academic
activities as a residential university on January 12, 1971, with four
departments, 21 teachers, 150 students, and three residential halls.