Dhaka University (DU) on Monday held a preparatory meeting for celebrating Pohela Boishakh-1424, Bangla New Year, smoothly and peacefully.
Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the university Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique chaired the meeting held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on the campus, said a DU release.
DU Pro-VC (administration) Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman, Pro-VC (academic) Professor Dr Nasreen Ahmad, Treasurer Professor Dr Kamal Uddin, Proctor, deans of different faculties, provosts of the halls, chairmen of various departments, directors of different institutes, senate-syndicate members, representatives of teachers and leaders of officials joined the meeting, among others.
A 33-member Central Coordination Committee was formed in the meeting with Pro-VC (administration) Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman as convener for celebrating the Bangla New Year-1424 smoothly. Fine Arts Faculty Dean Professor Nisar Hossain will act as member secretary of the committee, the release added. Besides, two sub-committees were also formed in this regard named ‘Discipline Sub-Committee’ and ‘Mongol Shobhajatra Sub-Committee’.
DU Proctor Professor Dr AM Amzad and Assistant Proctor Professor Fazlur Rahman were made convener and member secretary of the 39-member Discipline Sub-Committee while Fine Arts Faculty Dean Professor Nisar Hossain and Associate Professor of Ceramics Department Md Robiul Islam were made convener and member secretary of the 29-member Mongol Shobhajatra Sub-Committee, respectively, it said.
