Jagannath University
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Jagannath University (JnU) (Bengali: জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university located in Sadarghat, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[3] Founded as Dhaka Brahma School in 1858 and renamed Jagannath School in 1872, the institution was taken over by the Pakistani government in 1968, while Bangladesh was still a part of Pakistan. It opened graduate and post-graduate programmes in 1975 and was approved as a full public university in 2005.[4]
জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Other name | জবি/JnU |
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Former name | Jagannath School (1858–1884) , Jagannath College (1884–2005) |
Motto | শিক্ষা, ঈমান, শৃঙ্খলা |
Motto in English | Education, Faith, Discipline |
Type | Public |
Established | 1858; 166 years ago (1858) (As School), 1884; 140 years ago (1884) (As College), 2005; 19 years ago (2005) (As University)[1] |
Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Vice-Chancellor | Sadeka Halim |
Academic staff | 960 |
Administrative staff | 850 |
Students | 19,088[2] |
Location | , Bangladesh 23°42′37″N 90°24′40″E |
Campus | Urban, 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
Website | jnu |
In 2022, Jagannath University opened its first residential hall, for female residents only.[5] The university is in the southern part of Dhaka city near the River Buriganga and a new campus of approximately 81 ha (200 acres) is being built at Keraniganj.[6] Total campus area is more than 85 ha (210 acres) with three campuses and a women's residence hall.