The Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JAKSU) has handed over a high-capacity cold water filter to the university’s only female dormitory, Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani Hall. The handover took place on Tuesday in the presence of the hall administration and student representatives. The initiative was taken in response to long-standing student demands for access to safe and cold drinking water.

JAKSU Vice President Md. Riazul Islam said the initiative came amid intense heat across Bangladesh and overcrowding in the dormitory, which houses about 1,200 students despite having only 600 seats. He noted that the university administration should ideally ensure such facilities but has not done so, prompting the student body to act independently. He urged the administration to address broader water supply issues on campus.

The hall provost, Professor Dr. Anjuman Ara of the Physics Department, and JAKSU leaders were present during the handover ceremony.