The Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus has been transformed into a soothing place by taking away all the heat of the sun in this hot summer. The trees are decorated with all kinds of flowers. If you step on the main gate of the university, it will feel like a paradise. Unbeknownst to the mind, the eyes will go to the trees standing on both sides of the road. Because the tree itself is in full bloom, millions upon millions, stanzas to stanzas, flowers of all kinds. Some flowers are white, some are blood stained, some are yellow. Somewhere bees, somewhere bumblebees nest. Again there is the melodious ‘Kuhu Kuhu’ melody of Kukil. The sky-wind of Jabir has become rhythmic with the fragrance of the flower that soothes the mind with the wind. In the middle of it again the green color of the young leaves of the tree. High and low red soil. Somewhere flat land. Greenery all around. It is as if every yard of Jabir has awakened in its green youth in this hot summer. As if he has found the form of the new wife. Anyone who sees this breathtaking scene is forced to stop.
The nature of the arrival of summer can be understood in a very good way on this campus. It is as if nature has decorated JU with all its resources. Krishnacura, Sonalu, Radhacura, Cassia renizarasaha various flowers in the trees. Bahari is cultivating the beauty and sweet fragrance of this flower in the nature of red soil now. Along with the seasonal fruits like mango and jackfruit, various species of birds, different types of butterflies and immortal sculptures in memory of the martyrs of the liberation war and language martyrs and nature on this campus as if it has lost all its beauty. The decay of the trees has broken down and the trees have been filled with new twigs. Jibanananda Das may have been fascinated by this beauty of nature and composed his immortal work 'Rupshi Bangla'.
The well-known Krishnacura flower of summer is blooming on this campus with its reddish appearance. From the new Kalabhavan of the university to the Bishmile Gate, the whole campus is covered with the reddish hue of these flowers in every street. It is as if the leaves of the tree are on fire when you see the red Krishnacura swarming on the Akambaka road. This odorless flower has five petals. Flexible soft, long pollen in the middle. Anyone who looks at the beautiful view of the blooming black-crowned flower is staring at it. The leaves of this tree are small, compound and arranged like a comb. At this time ‘Cassia renigera flower’ is nurturing a different kind of beauty. The trees of the university are full of flowers. Japan is the native habitat of this species of white foreign flower. It's hard to take your eyes off the soft look and color variation. The scientific name of the flower is 'Burmese Pink Cassia'. The height of this medium sized tree is usually 8 to 10 meters tall. The thin branches hang. Within four to five years of planting, the tree bears beautiful white and pink flowers. This tree is relatively less known as it is not our natural tree. The tree is leafless for most of the year except monsoon. This leafless tree has beautiful flowers from late February to April and May. Then new leaves grow and the pink flowers gradually turn white. Cassia ranies are very little known in Bangladesh and are well known as strangely beautiful flowers.
In this state of nature, there is no student walk in this wonderful courtyard of Jabir. The students are far away from the campus due to the epidemic. Due to which this nature of Jabir seems to have become silent.
However, despite the lockdown, people from all walks of life are attracted to this campus. Those who breathe a sigh of relief while living among the bricks and stones of Dhaka rush to this lush green campus a little way from Dhaka. Because here is a paradise of indescribable joy and enjoyment. Nature has fascinated this place with its juice, form and fragrance.
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