Jahangirnagar University is a public university of Bangladesh. It is the one and only residential university in the country.
The university was established in 1970 by the government of Pakistan by the Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance, 1970. The first group of students, a total of 150, was enrolled in four departments: Economics, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics.
After the independence of Bangladesh the university was renamed as Jahangirnagar University by Jahangirnagar University Act, 1973.
In 2008 the university had a total of 7,000 students, 672 teachers, 206 staffs and 1,200 other employees.
The university stands on the west side of the Asian Highway, popularly known as the Dhaka-Aricha Road, and is only 32 kilometers away from the capital. Spread over a land area of 697.56 acres (2.8 km²), the campus lies between the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPATC) and the Savar Cantonment, on the north of which is the National Monument (Jatiyo Smriti Soudho). The topography of the land, with its gentle rise and plains, is soothing to the eye. The bodies of water sprawling around the campus make an excellent habitat for the winter birds that flock there every year by the thousands, making bird-watching a favorite pastime for many visitors, students and staff. The beauty of this university campus attracts tourists.
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