The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The Jagannath University Authorities have started work on recovering its 12 occupied dormitories. Of them, six hostels will be recovered soon, Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Sirajul Islam said on Wednesday.

Addressing a press conference, he said the process for collecting statistics on all movable and immovable property, cash and bank-deposited money and grabbed property has already been completed.

There were 12 dormitories of the now-defunct Jagannath College. Of them, Abdur Rahman Hostel and Shaheed Anwar Shafique Hostel at Armanitola, Shaheed Azmal Hossain Hostel at Patuatuli, Bani Building Hostel at Banglabazar, Shaheed Sahabuddin Hostel and Tibbet Hostel at Waizghat will be recovered very soon, he said. The VC said the work on recovering six other dormitories---Saidur Rahman Hostel, Abdur Rauf Majumder Hostel, Bazlur Rahman Hostel, Shaheed Nazrul Islam Hostel and Dr Habibur Rahman Hostel at Patuatuli and a building for employees is going on.

Dr Islam said semester system was introduced from 2005-2006 academic year to make the academic activities of the university standard and time-befitting. English has been made compulsory in the first and second semester, he added.

The VC said marketing and finance departments were opened from 2006-2007 academic year.

Besides, the university syndicate has taken a decision to open six new departments and two centres, waiting for approval of the University Grants Commission, he said.

The six new departments are pharmacy, computer science and engineering, micro-biology and biotechnology, law, anthropology and mass communication and journalism, he said.

Dr Islam said the appointment of teachers against most of 126 posts including 66 posts for 22 departments and 60 posts created for Jagannath University Establishment Project was completed.