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Publish: 14 Apr 2022, 07:33 pm
Mangal Shobhajatra (procession) of Pohela Boishakh in Jahangirnagar University ||
Pohela Boishakh (first day of Bangla new year-1429) has been
celebrated at Jahangirnagar University (JU) with colorful festivities. On the
occasion of the day, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) Prof. Dr. Mohammad
Nurul Alam, who is currently in charge of the Vice-Chancellor's routine,
exchanged New Year's greetings with the teachers, officials, staff and students
at the University Club.
Then at ten o'clock in the
morning, the procession started in front of the business faculty. The
procession passed through Paribahan Chattar, Shaheed Minar at the foot of Amar
Ekushey, and ended with a short speech by the Vice-Chancellor.
Briefing the audience, the
Vice-Chancellor said that the Bengali New Year festival is an integral part of
the Bengali nation. This festival has enriched the Bengali culture. The Mangal
Shobhajatra (procession) of Pohela Boishakh is now a part of world heritage.
The present government is giving special incentives by providing allowances to
preserve this tradition and multiply the festival of Pohela Boishakh only.
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Administration) of the University Prof. Sheikh Mohammad Manjurul Haque,
Treasurer Prof. Dr. Rasheda Akhter, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Prof. Dr. Mozammel Haque, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Prof.
Dr. Ajit Kumar Majumder, Acting Registrar Rahima Kaniz, Provost Committee
Chairman Prof. Md. Mujibur Rahman, Director of Student-Teacher Center Prof. Dr.
Alamgir Kabir, and others also were present on the occasion.
According to Bengali folklore, a
portrait of a peacock and a snake as a symbol of eradication of evil and a
symbolic image of a fish as a symbol of fertility have found a place in this
year's Mangal Shobhajatra, in order to prevent a recurrence of the Covid-19 situation.
The Department of Drama and Drama
also conducts cultural programs on the Mrita Mancha in front of the old Kala
Bhaban at 10.45 am. At eleven o'clock in the afternoon, a cultural program was
organized by the Bangla Department on Mahua Chattar and at three and a half
o'clock in the seminar room of Zahir Raihan Auditorium, a joint program of the Student-Teacher Center and Student Welfare and Counseling Center was performed.
On the occasion of the day, different faculties and departments organize different
types of events separately.
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