Jahangirnagar University (JU) has approved new names for four residential halls that previously carried the names of members of the Sheikh family, university officials confirmed on Friday.
The decision was finalised at a syndicate meeting held on Thursday evening, presided over by the vice-chancellor, said acting registrar ABM Azizur Rahman. He said the syndicate unanimously endorsed the changes in response to long-standing demands from teachers and students after the recent campus uprising.
The renamed halls are Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, Sheikh Russel Hall, Sheikh Hasina Hall, and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall.
According to the registrar, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall has been renamed Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq Hall, Sheikh Russel Hall is now Nawab Salimullah Hall, Sheikh Hasina Hall has been renamed July 24 Jagoroni Hall, and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall is now Shaheed Felani Khatun Hall.
