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University Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
The university is currently focused on administrative stabilization under new leadership and addressing long-standing academic challenges, including the resolution of session jams and the potential restructuring of its admission process.
Conducted admission test for the MBA (Professional) Program, Summer-2026.
Issued notice mandating in-person attendance for classes and administrative activities after Eid-ul-Adha.
Published the 2025-2026 academic calendar and a report on resolving session jams.
Reported plans to potentially withdraw from the cluster admission test system.
Announced scholarships and tuition waivers for 1,789 students.
student_count of 19,088 is from Banglapedia/Wikipedia, representing Honours+Masters+MPhil+PhD enrolment circa 2020; university's EduRank profile cites ~33,000 but this is unverified. faculty_count of 960 from Wikipedia (106 professors, 160 associate professors, 338 assistant professors, 76 lecturers). Budget figure of Tk 297.83 crore (BDT 2,978,300,000) is the university's proposed budget for FY2025-26 per Dhaka Tribune; actual UGC-approved allocation may differ — students demanded full approval without cuts. registrar named as Prof. Md. Gias Uddin per November 2025 admission circular on jnu.ac.bd; also referenced as acting registrar in December 2025 administrative blockade. pro_vice_chancellor set null: no appointment found in sources; position may be vacant. The Kakrail/Jamuna Long March protest (50+ injured by police tear gas) occurred May 14-16, 2025 — outside the 90-day window. JnUCSU election (Jan 6-8, 2026, Shibir-backed panel won 16/21 posts) and Hindu students temple inauguration protest (Feb 3, 2026) also fall outside the 90-day window starting Feb 17, 2026.
Held a seminar on climate change attended by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Rais Uddin.
Source: 13 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05