Jessore Polytechnic Institute

Jessore Polytechnic Institute (JPI) is a public polytechnic institute located in Jessore, Bangladesh. It is one of the biggest and oldest polytechnic institutes in Bangladesh.

Jessore Polytechnic Institute
TypePolytechnic
Established1964; 60 years ago (1964)
AffiliationBangladesh Technical Education Board
Academic staff
142+
Students2688+
Location,
Bangladesh

23°10′31″N 89°13′02″E / 23.175202°N 89.217308°E / 23.175202; 89.217308
NicknameJPI (English)
য.প.ই (Bangla)
Websitejpi.edu.bd

History edit

In 1964 it was established on 15 acres of land. Initially, there was a system of teaching both technical and technical disciplines, but in 1969–70,[1] the teaching of mechanical, technology was introduced. Later, it was joined with electrical, electronic, computer and telecommunication technology.[1] On 30 January 2006, the institute saw fractional clashes between activists of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal activists.[2] On 15 May 2012, the institute was closed after vandalism by activists of Bangladesh Chattra League.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "JPI". Archived from the original on 2019-04-01.
  2. ^ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 595". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  3. ^ "Jessore polytec closed sine die as BCL goes on rampage". The Daily Star. 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2019-07-22.

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