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RUET-FOUNDING-ANNIVERSARY (with picture)
RUET celebrates 17th founding anniversary
RAJSHAHI, Sept 1, 2020 (BSS) – Rajshahi University of Engineering and
Technology (RUET) has observed “University Day” marking its 17th founding
anniversary today in limited scale amid novel coronavirus Covid-19) pandemic.
The day’s programme began in the morning with releasing balloons and
festoons followed by hoisting of the national flag and the university flag.
Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university Professor Rafiqul Islam Sheikh
opened the daylong programmes. Registrar Prof Selim Hossain, Students Welfare
Director Prof Rabiul Awal, Civil Engineering Faculty Dean Prof Iqbal Matin
and Electronic and Computer Science Engineering Faculty Dean Prof Jahurul
Islam Sarker were present on the occasion.
To mark the day, various other programmes like tree plantation, poster
presentation and innovation project idea competition by the students in
virtual platforms and illuminating the university campus were also arranged.
VC Prof Rafiqul Islam said a total of 1,230 new students are being
enrolled in 18 departments in the technological university every year at
present and around 3,500 students are availing the education opportunity in
total.
“We have adopted a Taka 600-crore mega plan for elevating the academic
activities through more need-based infrastructure development,” he added.
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