JU department of statistics holds AGM and reunion
The Annual General Meeting-2024 and Reunion of the Jahangirnagar University Statistics Department Alumni Association (JUDSAA) were held on Friday, January 17, 2025, at the Amazing Resort in Sreepur, Gazipur.
The Association's President and Bangladesh Bank's Director (Statistics), Md chaired the event. Anis Ur Rahman, and moderated by Kazi Arifur Rahman (Roman), the Association's General Secretary and Senior Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Md Wahiduzzaman, the Association's Media and Public Relations Secretary and Assistant Director (Public Relations) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), shared this information in a press release.
In his opening speech, the President welcomed the attendees and outlined the Association's plans and key initiatives undertaken during the current committee's tenure.
The General Secretary, Kazi Arifur Rahman presented an overview of the initiatives taken during the committee's tenure, including in 2024, supported by a documentary showcasing the activities.
The Treasurer of the Association and Senior Assistant Vice President of Shahjalal Islami Bank, Mr Safiqul Islam, presented the financial report for 2024. Additionally, the Association's annual publication, Swapnajatra, was unveiled.
Speakers at the event included the Association's founding President and former Deputy General Manager of Sonali Bank, Md Nuruzzaman; former Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, A.K.M. Fazlul Haque Mia; former Joint General Secretary of the Association, Taslim Chowdhury; Professor Dr Muzibur Rahman, Department of Statistics and Data Science, JU; Professor Dr Rumana Rois, Chairman, Department of Statistics and Data Science, JU; Executive Member of the Association and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, Md. Abdul Wadud (Auntu); Vice President of the Association and Director of Amazing Fashions, Mominul Hoque (Jewel); Vice President of the Association and Senior Vice President of Bank Asia, Md Mazibur Rahman; Organizational Secretary of the Association and Head of International Division at Shahjalal Islami Bank, Mohammad Abdul Majid; and Joint General Secretary of the Association and Country Director of Apasen International, UK, Shah Al Masud Rana.
The Chief Election Commissioner and Managing Director of Contessa Solutions and Consultants Limited, Md. Lutfur Rahman, announced the newly formed executive committee for the next tenure, assisted by the Election Commissioner and former Chair of the Statistics Department at Dhaka College, Professor Riazul Hakim Babul. Md. Anis Ur Rahman, Director (Statistics), Bangladesh Bank, and Kazi Arifur Rahaman (Roman), Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, were re-elected as the President and General Secretary of the Association, respectively for the tenure of 2025-2027.
After the meeting, the event became a day-long celebration involving alumni members and their families. The festivities included games for children and adults and concluded with an entertaining cultural programme.