Jahangirnagar University

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. As one of the four autonomous universities in the country, it is the fourth-oldest generalized public university and the fourth-largest university in Bangladesh.

Jahangirnagar University was established in East Pakistan by The Jahangirnagar Muslim University Ordinance, 1970 of the Government of Pakistan, which was amended by The Jahangirnagar Muslim University Act, 1973 of the government of independent Bangladesh to form the modern university.

Jahangirnagar University offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in various disciplines, including arts, humanities, social science, natural science, biological science, business studies, law and engineering. It has produced several notable alumni who have contributed to the development of research, literature, education, culture and sports in Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar University is the sole fully residential university in Bangladesh, and is also renowned for the varied wildlife inhabiting its vast campus, hosting 126 species of native birds alongside 69 species of migratory birds.

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.