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RU-CONVOCATION (with picture)
RU sets to hold its 11th convocation tomorrow
RAJSHAHI, Nov 29, 2019 (BSS) – All sorts of necessary preparations have
been completed to hold eleventh convocation -2019 of Rajshahi University (RU)
here on Saturday.
Entire campus of the university has already been turned into a new look
with massive decoration, painting and cleanliness efforts ahead of the great
event.
President and RU Chancellor M Abdul Hamid is scheduled to preside over
the convocation while Vice-chancellor of Vidyasagar University in West Bengal
of India Professor Ranjan Chakrabarty will attend it as convocation speaker.
Education minister Dr Dipu Moni will attend as special guest on the
occasion, to be held at RU’s Sheikh Kamal Stadium at 3.30 pm.
RU Vice-chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan revealed this while talking to BSS
here today detailing the preparation process.
He said a total of 3,432 graduates registered their names in the
convocation. Of them, 666 are from 10 departments under arts faculty, 89 from
law department under law faculty, 377 from eight departments under science
faculty, 505 from four departments under business studies faculty, 582 from
nine departments under social science faculty, 310 from six departments under
life and earth science faculty, 85 from four departments under agriculture
faculty, 135 from five departments under engineering faculty and 43 from two
departments under fine arts faculty. Six other graduates have also
registered their names for post-graduation, M.Phil and PhD degrees while 511
for MBBS and 123 for BDS degrees in the convocation.
Prof Sobhan also said some 16 sub-committees including a reception
committee and a steering committee are working relentlessly to complete the
convocation successfully and preparations to this end have already been
completed.
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