JU 48th founding anniversary on 12 Jan

The authority of Jahangirnagar University (JU) is set to observe its 48th founding anniversary on Friday through a daylong programme, reports UNB.

The daylong programmes will begin by hoisting the national flag and university flag on the premises of Business Studies Faculty around 10 am, said a press release signed by JU registrar Abu Bakr Siddique.

The programmes include pomp rally, puppet show, pitha mela (cake fair), staging drama, observing alumni day, raffle draw, grand lunch and cultural soiree.

Jahangirnagar University was formally launched on 12 January 1970 under the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance, 1970.