University Day at Jahangirnagar University
Sunday, 17 January 2010
Shahadat Shimul
IT was a day of going back to the campus for the past students. It was a day of meeting the past students by the current students and vice versa. It was a day for the teachers and staff of the university to see the campus more vibrant with the presence of the past and current members of the university family.
The Jahangirnagar University family members observed the 39th founding anniversary amidst celebration on the campus on January 12, 2010.
The prime minister’s education, social development and political affair advisor, professor Alauddin Ahmed, inaugurated the day-long programme hoisting national and university flags in the blue sky at 11 o’clock in front of the old Arts Faculty as the chief guest. Then along with the special guest, Professor Nazrul Islam, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), vice chancellor of the university, Prof. Shariff Enamul Kabir, Prof. Alauddin opened the Jahangirnagar Day by releasing of balloons.
Among others, pro vice chancellor (education) of JU Prof Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, pro vice chancellor (administration) Dr. Md. Farhad Hossain, senior professor of the Department of geography and environment Prof. Mesbah-us-saleheen, treasurer prof Nasir Uddin, ex-VP of JUSCU Md Rafiqullah also attended the colorful programme.
Later, a colorful procession was brought out from the old Arts Faculty equipped with festoon, banners and placards with the participation of all departments and halls, Jahangirnagar University School and College, to mark the day and paraded the whole campus and ended at the JU Mukto Moncho. The whole campus was decorated colorfully with festoons, banners and flowers to mark the day. The teachers, students, officials and employees of the Jahangirnagar University community attended the procession.
The chief guest, who had been teaching in the university for long, called upon all concerned to ensure that the country’s educational institutions are free from communalism, fundamentalism and gender discrimination. He hoped that Jahangirnagar University would be at the top among the universities around the world and assured to have special grants in this regard. The advisor urged all the students to uphold the spirit of the war of independence and represent their legal demands to the government in due manner. He underscored the need for collective efforts, mutual trust, and cooperation among students and student organisations in the educational institutions to preserve the congenial atmosphere and to enhance the quality of education. Dr. Alauddin also promised to assist the university to make it a centre of excellence named “Wazed Mia Research Centre” and two dormitories for male and female students.
University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Prof Nazrul Islam said in his speech that the UGC has a plan to increase the research fund for the universities. The special guest urged all concerned to ensure the quality of higher education and urged the government to attach priority to the allocation of fund on research based education.
Presiding over at the programme, JU VC Prof Sharif Enamul Kabir sought all-out cooperation from the government to make the university a renowned one in the world. He pledged to make the university session-jam free, a digital campus which will be a role model for the other universities.
Pro vice chancellor (education) of JU prof Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, pro vice chancellor (administration) Dr. Md. Farhad Hossain, senior professor of the department of geography and environment prof Mesbah-us-saleheen, treasurer prof Dr. Nasir Uddin also spoke on the occasion. Deans of various faculties, chairpersons of different departments and hall provosts were also present in the programme.
In the afternoon a cultural programme was arranged in the Mukto Moncho at JU. Renowned folk singer Fakir Alamgir and university students performed popular songs.
Different departments and organisations organised different attractive programmes on the occasion. The Department of Micro Biology organised a fair named “Micro-Fair”. Virus, Bacteria and different scientific instruments were presented in the fair. Department of Government and Politics organised an adda on the occasion. Without these other cultural organisations organised different cultural programmes in different places of the campus.
Many ex-students of different batches of the university came to celebrate the JU day. They expressed their expressions in different moods. Lecturer of Bangladesh Islamic University (BIU) and ex-student of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) of JU, Md. Mokarram Hossain Khan said, | “I miss the campus so much, The University authority should arrange this type of programme every year.” Al Imran Hossain Molla, ex-student of the Department of Geography and Environment said, “the campus is my heart, I feel my JU in every moment, and the occasions like university day should be celebrated every year.”
The university was formally launched with 150 students under four departments- geography and environment, mathematics, statistics and economics on January 12, 1971. At present there are 27 departments under five faculties, three institutes and a language centre at the university.
With the celebrations ended at night, the members of the Jahangirnagar University family bade the day with the feeling that they are part of a big family- a family many of whose members have glorious contributions in their own field, both home and abroad.
IT was a day of going back to the campus for the past students. It was a day of meeting the past students by the current students and vice versa. It was a day for the teachers and staff of the university to see the campus more vibrant with the presence of the past and current members of the university family.
The Jahangirnagar University family members observed the 39th founding anniversary amidst celebration on the campus on January 12, 2010.
The prime minister’s education, social development and political affair advisor, professor Alauddin Ahmed, inaugurated the day-long programme hoisting national and university flags in the blue sky at 11 o’clock in front of the old Arts Faculty as the chief guest. Then along with the special guest, Professor Nazrul Islam, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), vice chancellor of the university, Prof. Shariff Enamul Kabir, Prof. Alauddin opened the Jahangirnagar Day by releasing of balloons.
Among others, pro vice chancellor (education) of JU Prof Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, pro vice chancellor (administration) Dr. Md. Farhad Hossain, senior professor of the Department of geography and environment Prof. Mesbah-us-saleheen, treasurer prof Nasir Uddin, ex-VP of JUSCU Md Rafiqullah also attended the colorful programme.
Later, a colorful procession was brought out from the old Arts Faculty equipped with festoon, banners and placards with the participation of all departments and halls, Jahangirnagar University School and College, to mark the day and paraded the whole campus and ended at the JU Mukto Moncho. The whole campus was decorated colorfully with festoons, banners and flowers to mark the day. The teachers, students, officials and employees of the Jahangirnagar University community attended the procession.
The chief guest, who had been teaching in the university for long, called upon all concerned to ensure that the country’s educational institutions are free from communalism, fundamentalism and gender discrimination. He hoped that Jahangirnagar University would be at the top among the universities around the world and assured to have special grants in this regard. The advisor urged all the students to uphold the spirit of the war of independence and represent their legal demands to the government in due manner. He underscored the need for collective efforts, mutual trust, and cooperation among students and student organisations in the educational institutions to preserve the congenial atmosphere and to enhance the quality of education. Dr. Alauddin also promised to assist the university to make it a centre of excellence named “Wazed Mia Research Centre” and two dormitories for male and female students.
University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman Prof Nazrul Islam said in his speech that the UGC has a plan to increase the research fund for the universities. The special guest urged all concerned to ensure the quality of higher education and urged the government to attach priority to the allocation of fund on research based education.
Presiding over at the programme, JU VC Prof Sharif Enamul Kabir sought all-out cooperation from the government to make the university a renowned one in the world. He pledged to make the university session-jam free, a digital campus which will be a role model for the other universities.
Pro vice chancellor (education) of JU prof Dr. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, pro vice chancellor (administration) Dr. Md. Farhad Hossain, senior professor of the department of geography and environment prof Mesbah-us-saleheen, treasurer prof Dr. Nasir Uddin also spoke on the occasion. Deans of various faculties, chairpersons of different departments and hall provosts were also present in the programme.
In the afternoon a cultural programme was arranged in the Mukto Moncho at JU. Renowned folk singer Fakir Alamgir and university students performed popular songs.
Different departments and organisations organised different attractive programmes on the occasion. The Department of Micro Biology organised a fair named “Micro-Fair”. Virus, Bacteria and different scientific instruments were presented in the fair. Department of Government and Politics organised an adda on the occasion. Without these other cultural organisations organised different cultural programmes in different places of the campus.
Many ex-students of different batches of the university came to celebrate the JU day. They expressed their expressions in different moods. Lecturer of Bangladesh Islamic University (BIU) and ex-student of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) of JU, Md. Mokarram Hossain Khan said, | “I miss the campus so much, The University authority should arrange this type of programme every year.” Al Imran Hossain Molla, ex-student of the Department of Geography and Environment said, “the campus is my heart, I feel my JU in every moment, and the occasions like university day should be celebrated every year.”
The university was formally launched with 150 students under four departments- geography and environment, mathematics, statistics and economics on January 12, 1971. At present there are 27 departments under five faculties, three institutes and a language centre at the university.
With the celebrations ended at night, the members of the Jahangirnagar University family bade the day with the feeling that they are part of a big family- a family many of whose members have glorious contributions in their own field, both home and abroad.