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Jahangirnagar University
accustomed as a residential accessible university in 1970 has now 34 departments and Six Faculties along with Two institutes, with added than fifteen thousand students, and about Five hundred academics adherent to teaching and research. The sprawling arresting campus is anchored 30 kilometres from the basic Dhaka, able-bodied affiliated with a civic highway. The aboriginal assembly of Independent Bangladesh accepted the university its Charter in 1973 beneath which the university is getting operated.

The badge of the university bears the civic annual ‘white lily’ (Lilium condidu) with three petals belted by strips of a acceptable floral architecture with the name of the university in Bangla ensconcing in a semi-circle like a band of flowers.

Located at Savar abreast Dhaka, Jahangirnagar University is one of the arch Universities in Bangladesh. The University is a residential one. It was formally launched on 12 January 1970 by its aboriginal adjudicator Rear Admiral S.M. Ahsan, Governor of above East Pakistan. After Emergence of Bangladesh the Government allowable the Jahangirnagar University Act. 1973, which repealed the antecedent authorization and renamed the University as Jahangirnagar University.The University owes its present appearance to this act beneath which it is now functioning.

Academics***

Faculties:
There are 35 departments under six faculties:

Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Science

Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Department of Environmental Sciences
Department of Physics
Department of Chemistry (JU)
Department of Statistics
Department of Mathematics(JU)
Department of Geological Science
Faculty of Biological Science

Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Microbiology
Department of Pharmacy
Department of Public health & Informatics
Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Faculty of Social Science

Department of Anthropology
Department of Economics
Department of Government and Politics
Department of Geography and Environment
Department of Public Administration
Department of Urban and Regional Planning (JU)
Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Department of Archaeology
Department of Bangla
Department of English
Department of History
Department of Philosophy
Department of International relations
Department of Journalism & Media studies
Department of Drama and Dramatics
Faculty of Business Studies

Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Department of Finance & Banking
Department of Marketing
Department of Management Studies
Faculty of Law

Department of Law & Justice
Institutes[edit]
There are four institutes for specialized research and training:

Institute of Business Administration, Jahangirnagar University(IBA-JU)
Institute of Information Technology,
Institute of Remote Sensing
Fine arts
Research Center[edit]
Wazed Miah Science Research Center
Cultural organization[edit]

Jahangirnagar University is culturally vibrant university with number of cultural organizations run by the students and teachers. Some of the well known organizations are-

Jahangirnagar University Career Club (JUCC)
Jahangirnagar Theater (TSC)
Jahangirnagar Theater (Auditorium)
Dhoni
Jahangirnagar University Debate Organization (JUDO)
Jalshidi
Jahangirnagar Cycling Club (JCC)
Business Research Club (BRC)
Jahangirnagar University Management Club (JUMC)
Anandan
Gitnat
Kal Boishakhi
Jahangirnagar University Debating Society (JUDS)
Jahir Rayhan Chalachitra Sangshad
Suswar
Prothom-Alo Bondhushava
Student's Accommodation[edit]

Jahangirnagar University with a dozen residential halls a few more under construction is mandated to provide residential accommodation to each and every students with separate halls for the female students. Each hall has its own ad ministration system headed by a provost and is equipped with facilities like playground, rooms for indoor games, the dining hall etc.

Halls/Dorms:
Al Beruni Hall: the oldest dormitory of the campus, named after Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī, it also has an extension building.
Mir Mosharrof Hossain Hall: named after Mir Mosharraf Hossain,
A. F. M Kamaluddin Hall: named after one of the ex Vice Chancellors of Jahangirnagar University Dr. Prof. A.F.M Kamaluddin, a geographer, who died prematurely,
Shaheed Salam Barkat Hall: named after two language martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement,
Moulana Bhashani Hall: named after Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani,
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall: named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,
Shahid Rafiq Jabbar Hall: named after two language martyrs of Bengali Language Movement.
Halls for female students[edit]
Nawab Faizunnesa Hall: named after the female educator Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani (1834-1903).
Fajilatunnesa Hall: named after the first Bengali female graduate in mathematics from University of Calcutta.
Jahanara Imam Hall: named after Jahanara Imam
Pritilata Hall: named after Pritilata Waddedar
Begum Khaleda Zia Hall: named after Khaleda Zia
Sheikh Hasina Hall: named after Sheikh Hasina,Prime minister of Bangladesh

Central Library:
Jahangirnagar University has a big library having a huge collection of book established 1985. It is located at a convenient place between the main academic buildings and the dormitories. It behind the monument of "Sangshaptak". The whole area is covered with WI-FI technology. There are more than 110,000 books & 14,000 hard bound journals & 22,000 online journals in the library. More than 170 students can seat & study in the library. There is also a cyber center in the premises of the library. Airy with ample glass openings, the library is an elegant piece of Architecture and has a collection of over 95,000 titles.

There are many formalities to receive & leave the membership in the beginning and ending of studentship. The future plan of the library authority is to extend the library buildings and make the hole system computerized. Then it would be easier to lend the library books and the system would be more efficient.At first the library's design was more spacious than this time.But the authority didn't complete it's complete structure. That's why the one and only residential university's students are facing problem while they are using the library.

Medical Center:
Jahangirnagar University has its own medical center for the students,the teachers and the staffs. The center provides twenty -four hours service. It is supervised by the chief medical officers with a stuff of qualified doctors. The center bears all expenses related to treatment in case of students. But it provides only health related advice in case of the teachers & the stuffs.

Jahangirnagar University maintains a medical center established in the middle of 1972. It was a room of hall Al Beruni. After that it was moved to the present places (beside the Fazilatunnesa hall & behind the transformation office). There are 12 doctors, 7 officers and 20 stuffs to maintain the medicine center. At present 30 medicine companies supply their medicine to improve the service of medical center.New medical centre building is being built after a long student movement.

TSC:
The teachers student center headed by a director the prime role in improving the relation between the teachers and the students of the campus. It is the center of cultural activities of the university. Different cultural groups usually performed drama and cultural programmes at Muktomoncho. Shaptam Chayamancha is a great attraction for the students at leisure period.

Auditorium:
In TSC complex, there are an auditorium and a seminar hall to hold seminars, meetings and cultural programmes. The auditorium has an arrangement of 1500 seats, while the seminar hall accommodates 250 persons. It is a fully furnished auditorium for playing drama, cultural activities, international conference & many more.

The university also has a gymnasium, a well equipped swimming pool and a central cafeteria. Adequate bus services between the campus and Dhaka city are also provided to the students & teachers and other employees of the university. Notable among the many other facilities of the university are an amphitheatre and the teacher student center (TSC) that play important role in developing cultural facilities of the students

Though Jahangirnagar University has a swimming pool,there is no water since last five years.The transport service which is provided to students is not adequate.The university authority will pay attention in these problems. We can also find out another problem that is accommodation problem. The first year students suffered a lot in JU.They have to face a great problem with "Gono Room" in first year. .

Notable professors and alumni:

National Professor Syed Ali Ahsan
Shwadhinota Puroshkar winning Professor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui
Economist, [Professor Dr. Akhlakur Rahman]
Theatrical performer Humayun Faridi
Playwright and theatrical artist Selim Al Deen
Economist and anthropologist Anu Muhammad
Poet Mohammad Rafiq
National Cricketer Masrafi Bin Murtaza and Mushfiqur Rahim, former: Md. Monjorul Islam, Sabbir Khan

About- Jahangirnagar University (JU)

Name: Jahangirnagar University
Type: Teaching
Establishment: 20th August, 1970
Academic Year: 1st July to 30th June
Postal Address: Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1342.
Land Area: 697.56 Acre.


Contact::

PABX: 7791045-51
Fax: 880-2-7791052
E-mail: registr@juniv.edu
Website: http://www.juniv.edu