JU renames four halls, honours Felani Khatun, national figures

Jahangirnagar University has approved new names for four residential halls, previously named after the family members of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Acting registrar ABM Azizur Rahman said the university syndicate finalised the decision at a meeting on Thursday, chaired by Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan, effective immediately.

Under the decision, Bangamata Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall has been renamed Felani Khatun Hall, honouring the teenager whose killing at the India-Bangladesh border in 2011 ignited nationwide outrage.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall has been renamed Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq Hall, while the 10-storey Sheikh Russell Hall will now be known as Nawab Salimullah Hall.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Hasina Hall has been renamed "July-24 Jagoroni Hall", in reference to the mass uprising.