Jahangirnagar University (Kingdom of Natural Beauty)

ct.[citation needed] Its first Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mafiz Uddin Ahmad (Ph.D in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago) took up office on September 24, 1970. The first group of students, a total of 150, was enrolled in four departments: Economics, Geography, Mathematics and Statistics. Its formal inauguration was delayed until January 12, 1971, when the university was formally launched by Rear Admiral S. The university was formally launched on 12 January 1970. After the independence of Bangladesh, the university was renamed as Jahangirnagar University by Jahangirnagar University Act, 1973. In 2010 the university had a total of 10,500 students, 672 teachers, 206 staffs and 1,200 other employees. Dr. M Anwar Hossain is the current (18th may, 2012) Vice-Chancellor of the university.