Jahangirnagar University

JU in full bloom

On the campus of Jahangirnagar University, the season sings a different song.

‘Noya Manush’ to be screened at JU

To bring “Noya Manush” closer to the masses, the filmmakers have launched an alternative screening initiative. The journey officially began on December 25 at Dhaka University’s TSC auditorium, followed by screenings at various universities and cultural centres across the country.

‘Room Number 2011’ to premiere honouring Abrar Fahad’s memory

A short film titled “Room Number 2011”, created in memory of Abrar Fahad, is set to premiere at Jahangirnagar University on December 3. The film first debuted on November 30 in the United States.  

Move over, city life – Jahangirnagar University is the new bird hotspot this winter!

Imagine standing in a place where a gentle, cold breeze touches the soul, a grassy smell hits you with nostalgia, the silence of a fog-covered lake whispers louder than words, and the melodic chorus of birds fills the air. This is the experience awaiting you at Jahangirnagar University, the campus that has once again come alive with the chirping of migratory birds as the winter season approaches.

JU students protest Shibir presence, declare campus off-limits for group

Students at Jahangirnagar University (JU) staged a midnight protest, declaring the Islami Chhatra Shibir unwanted on campus after the group announced its president, secretary general, and publicity secretary for the JU unit last night.

Shibir comes out on Jahangirnagar campus

A press release demanding a healthy environment for student politics was signed by its publicity secretary Abdullah Al Mamun Saki, a philosophy student.

JU Hosts first-ever women's football match

In honour of the lives lost in the student-led mass upsurge in July and the fall of the autocratic regime, the Department of Anthropology at Jahangirnagar University (JU) hosted the Mishu Memorial Football Tournament Season 8. 

Murder at DU and JU: Must we emulate what we dismantled?

Destroying a regime is one thing; ensuring that its legacy doesn't infect the future is another.

What happened on Wednesday: An account from JU

I wonder if this is how the nights must have felt during those nine months of the Liberation War.

February 25, 2020
February 25, 2020

JU decides not to go for uniform admission test

After four top public universities, the authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have decided not to adopt uniform admission test proposed by the governing commission last December.

November 8, 2019
November 8, 2019

Documents on VC’s corruptions to be submitted to education ministry today, say protesters

The protesting students of Jahangirnagar University are continuing their protest through scroll painting (Patachitra) on the campus demanding removal of the university’s vice-chancellor over corruption allegations. They said they will submit documents on VC's alleged corruptions to the education ministry this evening.

April 13, 2019
April 13, 2019

Digital Security Act: JnU student remanded over FB comments

A student of Jagannath University has been placed on a two-day remand in police custody in a case filed under Digital Security Act over a Facebook post.

March 13, 2019
March 13, 2019

Drama fest organised at Jahangirnagar University

A week-long drama festival began at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on March 9, marking the 39th founding anniversary of Jahangirnagar Theatre.

November 30, 2018
November 30, 2018

JU's largest lake neglected

Even just two years ago, Jayapara lake -- the largest lake on the campus of Jahangirnagar University -- would offer itself as a safe haven for local and migratory birds. These birds would be seen resting on the water or fluttering about among bloomed water lilies -- a sight people from all over the city would travel to JU for.

October 4, 2018
October 4, 2018

Jahangirnagar University: 30 hurt as BCL groups clash 'over stalking'

At least 30 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League were injured as two groups of BCL men clashed at Jahangirnagar University over a trifle in the small hours of yesterday.

April 29, 2018
April 29, 2018

JU female student harassed in Shyamoli, 2 held

Police detain a hawker and his sister-in-law on charge of assaulting a female student of Jahangirnagar University from Dhaka’s Shyamoli area.

February 2, 2018
February 2, 2018

Other side of a JU teacher

A professor at Jahangirnagar University secretly married one of his students, forced her to abort their first child and then divorced her three days after she gave birth to a second one, the victim said in a written complaint to the JU authorities.

October 11, 2017
October 11, 2017

JU to hold C unit entry test tomorrow amid hartal

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have decided to continue the ongoing entry test tomorrow for the 2017-18 academic session amid the countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami.

August 4, 2017
August 4, 2017

JU to take steps for case withdrawal

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University would take initiatives to solve the issue over the vandalism case filed against 56 students,