On the campus of Jahangirnagar University, the season sings a different song.

To bring “Noya Manush” closer to the masses, the filmmakers have launched an alternative screening initiative. The journey officially began on December 25 at Dhaka University’s TSC auditorium, followed by screenings at various universities and cultural centres across the country.

A short film titled “Room Number 2011”, created in memory of Abrar Fahad, is set to premiere at Jahangirnagar University on December 3. The film first debuted on November 30 in the United States.  

Imagine standing in a place where a gentle, cold breeze touches the soul, a grassy smell hits you with nostalgia, the silence of a fog-covered lake whispers louder than words, and the melodic chorus of birds fills the air. This is the experience awaiting you at Jahangirnagar University, the campus that has once again come alive with the chirping of migratory birds as the winter season approaches.

Students at Jahangirnagar University (JU) staged a midnight protest, declaring the Islami Chhatra Shibir unwanted on campus after the group announced its president, secretary general, and publicity secretary for the JU unit last night.

A press release demanding a healthy environment for student politics was signed by its publicity secretary Abdullah Al Mamun Saki, a philosophy student.

In honour of the lives lost in the student-led mass upsurge in July and the fall of the autocratic regime, the Department of Anthropology at Jahangirnagar University (JU) hosted the Mishu Memorial Football Tournament Season 8. 

Destroying a regime is one thing; ensuring that its legacy doesn't infect the future is another.

I wonder if this is how the nights must have felt during those nine months of the Liberation War.

Following violent clashes between student protesters and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists at different public universities around the country, celebrities have voiced their support for the quota reform movement. The July 15 incident left approximately 300 people injured, including female students and BCL members. As of July 17 (3:00pm), six fatalities have been reported due to the ongoing unrest.

Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim has expressed his dismay over the violence regarding students’ quota reform protests, which have already claimed six lives and left hundreds injured across the country in the last two days.

Taxpayer funds, earmarked for the advancement of knowledge and the betterment of society, must not be squandered on corrupt practices.

To justify the restrictions, governments run a fear factory.

The MoUs were signed by Prof. Prasant Kumar Sahu of IIT Bhubaneswar, Prof. Md. Jarez Miah, of BUET, and Prof. M. Shamim Kaiser of Jahangirnagar University. 

In his discussion on Munier Chowdhury and his writings, Professor Mashrur Shahid Hossain hailed Munier Chowdhury as the “pioneer writer” of comparative literature in Bangladesh.

Students of Jahangirnagar University painted a beautiful mural of a river on the entrance of the stage where the "Nodi Rocks" concert took place.

The first admin building of Jahangirnagar University was built in the 90s. The second admin building had been opened without its completion in 2016. And despite these two buildings, construction of another administrative building has been ordered at a cost of about Tk 138 crores.

The apathy towards ending sexual harassment on campus is a symptom of wider institutional control.

Fifty-five-year-old Balayet Sheikh, who made positive news when he decided to sit for Dhaka University admission test, sustained injuries while he was going to Jahangirnagar University on a bus today (July 30, 2022) to take part in the admission test.

One entrance exam. Multiple shifts, with different sets of question papers.