RU celebrates founding anniversary

The teachers, students and officials of the Rajshahi University (RU) on Friday are celebrating its 65th founding anniversary amid festivity and fanfare on the campus.

Marking the day, the university authorities have chalked out a colorful procession, discussion, tree plantation and rally, reports BSS.

RU vice chancellor Professor Dr M Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the day’s programmes around 10am releasing the balloons, pigeons and hosting the university flag at half mast in front of the university administrative building. At that time, the national anthem was sung. After that, the VC also planted a tree sapling near the senate building of the university.

Among others, RU pro vice chancellor Professor Dr Ananada Kumar Saha, Treasurer Professor Dr Mostafizur Rahman Al Arif, Proctor Professor Dr Luthfor Rahman, Public Relation Officer Professor Dr Provash Kumar Karmakar and provost of different dormitories were present.

A colorful procession was brought out on the campus at about 10:30am and ended in front of senate building after marching different thoroughfares of the university.

All the key buildings of the university were illuminated with colorful lightings.

RU marched its journey on July 6, 1953 with only 161 students and 68 teachers in 6 departments under 3 faculties.

At present, the university has over 1,231 teachers in 58 departments under 9 faculties, along with 9 research institutes and 18 residential halls – 11 for male students and 6 for female and Shaheed Mir Abdul Kayyum International Dormitory for international students and researchers with 37,248 regular students. It has also 43 PhD holders, 106 MPhil fellows and 149 researchers. Professor Itrat Hossain Zuberi was the first VC of the university.