On 2nd April 2022, Faculty of Engineering organised an industrial tour at Jolshiri Abashon Substation project which is located at Rupganj Upazila, Narayanganj District, Dhaka. In 2010, Army Housing Scheme had purchased 1400 bigha for the Jolshiri residential project. Jolshiri Abashon is a Smart City in Bangladesh that is currently under construction. It is located to the east of Dhaka in a unique biological environment encircled by a water network, creating a rare urban paradise. Maj Gen Md Abu Sayed Siddique,SUP,SPP,afwc,psc,PhD (Chairman), Brigadier General Ohidul Alam Chowdhury,PPM,SPP,ndc,psc- (Managing Director), Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ariful Haque, PBGM(BAR) BIR (Project Director) and Lieutenant Colonel Md Rasel Kabir, PSC, Engr. (Director Development) of  Jolshiri Abashon) has made a significant contribution to the construction of Jolshiri Abashon. A group of 99 students with 4 faculty members of AIUB visited the substation. The team was led by Dr Hasan Imam (Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB). The team departed from AIUB permanent campus at 07:00 AM. and reached Jolshiri Abashon at 07:45 AM.

Major Kazi Saifuddin Ahmed, Engr. (General Manager,Jolshiri Abashon), wholeheartedly greeted everyone with a short speech and a brief presentation on the design and construction of  Jolshiri Abashon. After that, the students were taken to the distribution substation. The students were guided by Mr. Shantuno Roy (Deputy General Manager, Rural Electrification Board, Bangladesh). Firstly, he explained the national power policy for distributing from Power Development Board to Rural Electrification Board. Next, he explained the step-down power distribution process and illustrated the mechanism of the Current Transformers and Potential Transformers. Later on, he discussed the working principle of circuit breakers and Relay. Furthermore, he highlighted the colour code and wiring system of the three-phase distribution board and went on to explain the wire connection, coding and controlling system of the stationary central and power protection breaker board. All the parts of transformer were identified, and the mechanism was explained. Next, the students were taken to the controlling room of the substation. The 11 KV and 33 KV control panels were properly explained by Mr. Shantuno Roy (Deputy General Manager,Rural Electrification Board, Bangladesh). Afterwards, he answered various questions asked by the students.

Mr. Shuvra Saha (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Mr. S. M. Imrat Rahman (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Engr. Sanjay Kumar Sarker (Maintenance Engineer, Physical Plant and Infrastructure (Electrical) Division, AIUB), also participated in this tour. The faculty members and students of AIUB expressed their heartfelt gratitude towards the authority of the Jolshiri Abashon for their tremendous support and cooperation. The tour ended with a group photo with all the authorities, engineers, faculties, and the participants. It was a great learning experience and successful tour for the engineering students.