Jagannath University
Jagannath University (JnU) (Bengali: জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public university located in Sadarghat, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Founded as Dhaka Brahma School in 1858 and renamed Jagannath School in 1872, the institution was taken over by the then Pakistan government in 1968, when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan. It opened graduate and post-graduate programmes in 1975 and was approved as a full public university in 2005.
জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় | |
Other name | জবি/JnU |
|---|---|
Former name | Jagannath School (1858-1884) , Jagannath College (1884-2005) |
| Motto | শিক্ষা, ঈমান, শৃঙ্খলা |
Motto in English | Education, Faith, Discipline |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1858 (As School), 1884 (As College), 2005 (As University) |
| Chancellor | President Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Vice-Chancellor | Sadeka Halim |
Academic staff | 960 |
Administrative staff | 850 |
| Students | 19,088 |
| 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. 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. Total campus area is more than 85 ha (210 acres) with three campi and a women's residence hall.