Jahangirnagar University: A Legacy of Excellence, Culture, and Green Heritage

Jahangirnagar University (Bengali: জাহাঙ্গীরনগর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, abbreviated as JU; initially started as Jahangirnagar Muslim University; Bengali: জাহাঙ্গীরনগর মুসলিম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a fully residential public research university located in Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1970 by the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance of the Pakistani government, which was amended after the independence of Bangladesh to form the university. It is one of the four autonomous universities by the act of universities in Bangladesh.

It offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in various disciplines, including arts, humanities, social science, natural science, biological science, business studies, law and engineering. The university has produced many alumni over the years contributing notably to research, literature, education, culture and sports.

The university has 36 departments under 6 faculties including the faculty of mathematical and physical sciences, faculty of social sciences, faculty of arts and humanities, faculty of biological sciences, and faculty of business administration and faculty of law and justice. It has several academic and research institutes including institute of Information technology, institute of Remote sensing and GIS, institute of Business administration, institute of Comparative literature and culture, Wazed Miah science research center, Wildlife conservation and research center, and Butterfly park and research center. It is the fourth oldest generalized public university in Bangladesh. Also, it has the fourth-largest university campus in Bangladesh.