A rhree day national debate competition will be held at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) campus on January 14. SUST School of Debate (SUST-SD), a debate organization of the university will arrange the events for the first time. A total of 24 teams from 21 public and private Universities will be participated in this big competition including DU, RU, CU, JU and NSU, said Sabah Mahzabin president of SUST-SD, at a press conference held at Shahjalal University Press Club office on Saturday at around 12.30pm. The prize g...

A 3-day long debate competition titled “5^th national inter debate championship-2016” began at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Thursday. Securing slogan ‘Droher Prodip Jhole Uthuk Sokol Manob Mondire’, the Debating Society of Economics (DSE) in association with Jahangirnagar University Debate Organisation (JUDO) organised the debate fest. Around 3.30 pm, Rafiqul Islam, convener and organizing secretary of DSE disclosed the event at a press conference at the office of JU journalist’s Association (JUJA). Prof. Nurul Haque, Chairman of Econom...

A book based on sexual violence, public memories, and the Bangladesh War of 1971, titled “The Spectral Wound” was unfolded at the Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday through a publishing ceremony. The book is written by Dr. Nayanika Mookherjee, teacher of Anthropology Department of Durham University, UK. Marking the ceremony, the anthropology department organised a seminar while the writer of the book spoke the programme. Dr. Nayanika Mookherjee said, “During the liberation war, the thousands of women raped by the Pakistani military and their l...

A conference title on “Contemporary Biomedical Research in Bangladesh” held at the seminar room of Zahir Raihan Auditorium of Jahangirnagar University yesterday. In association with Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), the Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology department organised the daylong conference-said a press release. Around at 10.00 am, JU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Farzana Islam inaugurated the programme as chief guest while Pro-VC Abul Hossain was present as special guest. At the inaugurating programme, JU VC Prof. F...

To welcome the winter season, a two-day long winter festival title ‘Him Utshob’ was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) for the first time amidst festivity. Securing slogan ‘Homochasher ai Nogore Prane pran Melaboy’ under the banner of ‘We have traditions’ JU students of different department organised the festival at the transport area. Ahead of event, they chalked out elaborate programmes including Art Camp, Photograph...

A day-long Geography fair was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday for the second time to raise the awareness to protect our environment among the mass-population. Geography and Environment department organised the fair where students displayed different models regarding geography and environment. Around 10.00am, Prof Sajed Asraf Karim, chairpersonof the department, inaugurated the fair as the chief guest. Speaking at the programme, Prof Sajed Asraf Karim said, ‘Our students organize this fair every year to raise mass-awareness...