The university authorities decorated the entire library area adorned with Alpona to mark the day.
The teachers, officers, students and staffs of the university brought out a procession, led by IU acting librarian Ataur Rahman, from in front of the university’s administrative building around 11:00am.
Around five hundred people including IU proctor Professor Paresh Chandra Barman, IU additional registrar M Nawab Ali, IU officer association president Shahmsul Islam Zoha, its general secretary Mir Morshedur Rahman and IU information, publication and public relations office director M Ataul Haque participated in the procession.
The procession ended in front of the university’s central library after parading main roads of the campus.
Later, a discussion programme was held Khademul Haramin Badshah Fahad Bin Abdul Aziz Library.