Jahangirnagar University established as a residential public university in 1970 has now 27 departments and four institutes, with more than ten thousand students, and almost five hundred academics devoted to teaching and research. The sprawling picturesque campus is situated 30 kilometres from the capital Dhaka, well linked with a national highway. The first parliament of Independent Bangladesh granted the university its Charter in 1973 under which the university is being operated.

The insignia of the university bears the national flower ‘white lily’ (Lilium condidu) with three petals bordered by strips of a traditional floral design with the name of the university in Bangla ensconcing in a semi-circle like a wreath of flowers.