Dhaka University, the country鈥檚 highest echelon of academic excellence, chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate its 104th founding anniversary with the theme 鈥楬igher Education for Skill Development of Young Generation鈥�.
DU vice-chancellor professor ASM Maksud Kamal will officially inaugurate the day-long programme as a chief guest at Payra Chattar in front of the university鈥檚 Teacher-Student Center at 10:00am on July 1, said a press release.
Marking the day, teachers, students, officers and employees of the university, led by the VC Maksud Kamal, will gather at Smriti Chirantan Chatwar with a procession at 9:30am on that day. Later, they will march to Payra Chatwar in front of the Teacher-Student Center with a colorful procession.
The inaugural ceremony will begin at 10:00am with the hoisting of national, DU and hall flags, the releasing of pigeons and balloons and the cutting of cake on the premises of Payra Chattar at Teacher-Student Centre on the campus.
After the inauguration ceremony at 10:30am, a discussion session will be held in the TSC Auditorium on the theme which will be addressed by the Jatiya Sangsad speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury as chief guest.
Presided over by the DU VC ASM Maksud Kamal, the discussion will also be addressed by DU pro-VC (administration) professor Mohammad Samad, pro-VC (academic) professor Sitesh Chandra Bachar and treasurer professor Momtaj Uddin Ahmed, among others.
Senate and syndicate members of the university, deans of various faculties, provosts of various halls, chairpersons of departments along with teachers-students, alumni and officers-employees will participate in the discussion meeting.
At the beginning of the discussion meeting, the cover of the 2nd volume of the book titled 鈥楽maranika鈥� and 鈥楧haka University, History and Heritage鈥� will be unveiled.
On this day, the road from Nilkhet to Fuller Road area will be restricted for vehicular movement from 9:30am to 10:30am and thus, all are requested to use alternative roads.
On the occasion of the celebration, no classes will be held from 8:00am to 1:00pm on that day, but the examinations will be held as usual.