SAVAR, Jan 12, 2020 (BSS) – Jahangirnagar University (JU) celebrated its
glorious 49th founding anniversary today amid enthusiasm and festivity.
Marking the day, the university wore a festive look as former and current
students, employees, officers and teachers of the university joined the day
long colourful programme with banners, balloons and festoons.
JU Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof. Farzana Islam inaugurated the program by
releasing balloons and hoisting the national flag as the Chief Guest while
Pro-VC (Administration) Professor Amir Hossain and Pro- VC (Education) Prof.
Nurul Alam hoisted the university flag in front of the Business Studies
Faculty this morning .
Prof Farzana islam in his inaugural speech greeted university teachers,
students, officers, employees and the present & former students of the
University.
Treasurer of the university Prof. Sheikh Md. Monzurul Huq, acting proctor A
S M Firoj Ul Hasan and Acting Registrar Rahima Kaneez were present at the
inaugural session.
Later, JU VC Prof. Farzana Islam led the colourful procession which was
brought out from the Business Studies faculty premises and ended at Selim Al
Deen Mukta Mancha.
The daylong programme included puppet show, cultural function and staging
of drama, organized by Student Welfare and Counseling Centre of the
university, and by Teacher-Student Centre at the Selim Al Deen Muktamancha.
JU was founded on 20 August, 1970 but formally began its academic
activities as a residential university on 12 January, 1971, with four
departments, 21 teachers, 150 students, and three residential halls.