RAJSHAHI, Jan 23, 2019 (BSS) – The construction work of the students’ dormitory
with modern facilities after the name of Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman, one of the national
four leaders, is expected to start by June next in Rajshahi University (RU), an official said
today.
Khandaker Shahriar Rahman, Director of Planning and Development of the university,
said the ten-story dormitory will be established with an estimated cost of around
Taka 50 crore to reduce the existing accommodation crises of students.
He said the university authorities had taken the initiative of constructing the hall after
the name of AHM Kamaruzzaman in 2016. After that, a site near the pond of Sohrawardi Hall
had been selected to construct the new dormitory.
RU Chancellor and President M Abdul Hamid unveiled the foundation stone of the hall on
the day of 10th convocation on September 29 last year.
Shahriar Rahman said the 2.40 lakh squire feet hall will have 500 rooms in where 1,000
students will get accommodation facilities with having four lifts for the first time of the
university’s history.
“We are very much hopeful about completion of design formulation works of the hall within
this month,” said Prof Chowdhury Muhammad Jakaria, Pro-vice chancellor (VC) of RU, adding
tender will be floated within one or two months.
He said the dormitory will be the modern and eye-catching with having information and
communication technology (ICT) room, various rooms with Wi-Fi facilities and departmental
store, common room, reading room and prayer room as well.
“Simultaneously, we have adopted a 50-year mega plan for transforming the university into
a modern one through expanding ICT-based academic and research works with overall
development of the university’s education and infrastructure”, Prof Chowdhury said.
He added that Bangabandhu Square, university archive, international relation centre, media
centre and mural of four national leaders will be installed on the campus premises under the
plan.
This is the biggest ever development plan in the university’s history after the country’s
independence.
At present, various development works are progressing. Of those, construction works of a
20-storied academic building, two ten-storied residential buildings and a dormitory are
expected to be completed by next March/April, the Pro-VC said.
A 10-storey administrative building will also be set up to accelerate the university’s
academic and administrative activities.
Prof Chowdhury said as part of the mega plan all the future development activities in the
university will be undertaken in a planned way.