Jahangirnagar University
Profile
- Ownership
- public
- Vice-Chancellor
- Prof Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan
- Students
- 17212
- Faculty
- 836
- Annual budget
- ৳3,233,500,000
- Established
- 1970
- District
- Savar
In active crisis: attempted rape incident (May 12) has triggered escalating student protests through May 17; registrar building locked and proctorial body declared unwanted; suspect still at large as of May 17
Recent activity
- 2026-02-12 other JUCSU VP Abdur Rashid Jitu joins BNP; multiple hall union leaders join Chhatra Dal (JCD) in a high-profile political defection from the newly-elected student union ↗↗
- 2026-03-15 budget JU approves Tk 323.35 crore budget for FY 2025-26; Tk 9.23 crore earmarked for research; revenue fund deficit of Tk 80.37 crore noted ↗↗
- 2026-04-14 other Three-day Jahangirnagar Film Festival-26 begins at Zahir Raihan Auditorium ↗
- 2026-04-16 international VC Prof Kamrul Ahsan travels to Seoul for Korea-Bangladesh Library ODA Working Conference (Apr 18-21), discussing AI-based bibliographic systems and bilateral library cooperation ↗
- 2026-04-28 other Natya Utsab 2026 theatre festival begins at JU, running through May 1 ↗
- 2026-05-12 violence Female student dragged into darkness near abandoned Fazilatunnesa Hall area at ~11:30pm and subjected to attempted rape; case filed; accused not arrested within 5 days ↗↗
- 2026-05-13 protest Students give 48-hour ultimatum demanding arrest of rape suspect; protest temporarily suspended after VC meeting at ~3:30am ↗↗
- 2026-05-13 other Four-day theatre festival Natya Parban 2026 begins at Selim Al Deen Mukta Mancha ↗
- 2026-05-15 protest After 48-hour deadline expires without arrest, female students stage overnight sit-in at VC residence; proctor's office locked; proctorial body declared 'unwanted' ↗↗
- 2026-05-15 other JUMUNA hosts 8th Jahangirnagar Model UN Conference 2026 (May 15-17) ↗
- 2026-05-17 protest Protesting students lock registrar's building at ~10am, demanding arrest of rape suspect and resignation of proctorial body; demands include female security personnel, quick response team, and campus security overhaul ↗↗
Provenance & notes
student_count (17,212) and faculty_count (836) are from Wikipedia citing 2018-2019 data; current figures likely higher but not officially published in this window. Budget figure Tk 323.35 crore confirmed by multiple outlets (New Age, Dhaka Tribune) for FY 2025-26; converted to BDT units (1 crore = 10,000,000 BDT → 3,233,500,000 BDT). VC Kamrul Ahsan appointed by President Shahabuddin on 5 Sep 2024, assumed office 8 Sep 2024 (confirmed by bdnews24, TBS, BSS). Pro-VCs and Treasurer appointed 18 Sep 2024 per Ministry of Education notification. Registrar listed as acting only. July-uprising probe report was due by April 15 2026; no confirmation of publication found as of May 18 2026 -- marked partial. The May 2026 rape attempt protest is ongoing and unresolved. JUCSU election held Sep 11 2025 (first in 33 years); Shibir-backed panel won 20 of 25 posts.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahangirnagar_University
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