Jahangirnagar University

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Jahangirnagar University (JU) is a public university in Bangladesh, based in Savar, Dhaka. It is one of the top and only fully residential university of Bangladesh.    The university was established in 1970 by the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance of the government of Pakistan. Its first vice-chancellor, Mafizuddin Ahmed (PhD in chemistry, Penn State) took up office on 24 September 1970. The first group of students, a total of 150, were enrolled in four departments: Economics,...

Jahangirnagar University (JU) is a public university in Bangladesh, based in Savar, Dhaka. It is one of the top and only fully residential university of Bangladesh.    The university was established in 1970 by the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance of the government of Pakistan. Its first vice-chancellor, Mafizuddin Ahmed (PhD in chemistry, Penn State) took up office on 24 September 1970. The first group of students, a total of 150, were enrolled in four departments: Economics, Geography, Mathematics, and Statistics. Its formal inauguration was delayed until 12 January 1971, when the university was launched by Rear Admiral S. M. Ahsan, the chancellor.    It operated as a project until 1973, when the \'Jahangirnagar Muslim University Act\' was amended as the \'Jahangirnagar University Act\'.    In 2014, the university had 16,781 students, 755 teachers, and 1,430 other employees. It has been ranked 3rd several times in national public university rankings.