RAJSHAHI, Sept 27, 2018 (BSS)- Rajshahi University (RU) is going to
construct two new modern ten-storied dormitories for the students aims at
removing the existing accommodation crises.
According to the RU sources, one of the dormitories will be the name of
Prime Minister ‘Sheikh Hasina Hall’ for female students while other ‘AHM
Kamaruzzaman Hall’ for male students.
Chancellor of RU and President of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh M Abdul
Hamid is likely to unveil the foundation stones of the hall marking his
attending to RU’s 10th convocation on Saturday.
A total of 6,009 graduates who earned their masters, MBBS, BDS, MPhil and
PhD degrees between 2011 and 2014 from RU have registered their names to take
part in the convocation.
Pro-Vice-chancellor of RU Prof Ananda Kumar Shaha told journalists that
there are 17 dormitories including six for female students with accommodation
capacity of 8,354 students including 3,119 females in the university. Number
of attached students to the halls is 25,946.
He expected that the existing accommodation crisis would be reduced to
some extent upon successful completion of construction works of the two
halls.