Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall of Jagannath University, the only female residence hall of the university, has been renamed Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani Hall.
The decision was approved at the university's 101st syndicate meeting, according to an official notification signed by the acting registrar professor Sheikh Gias Uddin on Tuesday.
The 101st syndicate meeting of the JnU has approved the renaming of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall as Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani Hall.
Earlier, on February 6, the previous nameplate of the hall was removed. Following that, students proposed several alternative names, including Nawab Faizunnesa Chhatri Hall, Felani Chhatri Hall, Mahmuda Smriti Hall, and Riya Gop Chhatri Hall.
Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani was a 19th-century educationist, social reformer, and the first titled female Nawab of South Asia, known for her contribution to women鈥檚 education and welfare in Bengal.