RAJSHAHI, July 6, 2018 (BSS) – Rajshahi University (RU), the second largest
public university in the country, here today celebrated its 65th founding
anniversary in a befitting manner.
The day’s programmes began with rendering national anthem and hoisting of
national flag, university flag and hall flags in front of administrative
building at 10 am.
Afterwards, RU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the
programme releasing pigeons and colourful balloons. The VC also planted
saplings on the occasion.
Marking the day, teachers, officers and students brought out a rally that
paraded different roads of the campus. The university authority also
organised a discussion on senate building premises with its VC in the chair.
Pro-VC Professor Ananda Kumar Shaha, Treasurer Professor Mustafizur Rahman
Al Arif, Registrar essor Abdul Bari and Proctor Professor Lutfor Rahman were
on the occasion, among others.
Meanwhile, all the key buildings of the university were illuminated with
colorful lightings.
RU began its journey on July 6, 1953 with only 161 students and 68
teachers in 6 departments under 3 faculties.
Currently, the university has over 1,231 teachers in 58 departments under
9 faculties, along with 9 research institutes and 37,248 regular students.
The university has 18 residential halls including six for female and
Shaheed Mir Abdul Kayyum International Dormitory for international students
and researchers.
It has also 43 PhD holders, 106 MPhil fellows and 149 researchers.
Professor Itrat Hossain Zuberi was the first VC of the university.