Rajshahi University with grand celebration observed its 58th founding anniversary on Tuesday.
RU vice-chancellor professor Abdus Sobhan inaugurated the programme by hoisting the national and university flags on the Senate Building premises at about 10:00am, amid the national anthem sung by the students and staff of the university.
After releasing pigeons and balloons they brought out a large and colourful procession that paraded through the campus streets to end in front of the Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium of the university.
At about 11:00am a discussion on the history and achievement of RU was held at the auditorium with the VC in chair.
Pro-vice-chancellor Mohammad Nurullah, economist Sanat Kumar Saha, also a former professor of the university, former RU central students' union vice-president Abdur Razzak and acting treasurer Mohammed Abdul Bari addressed the programme, among others.
Source : New Age
