DU comes back to life
The Dhaka University campus was full of energy and life yesterday as students returned to classes after over three months.
6d ago
Tofazzal’s death in mob lynching: DU, hall officials failed to take swift action
Tofazzal Hossain, who was beaten to death by a mob, had been held captive at the Dhaka University’s Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall for over three hours, starting at 7:45pm on Wednesday.
1w ago
Savagery at DU: They beat him, fed him, then killed him
Tofazzal Hossain was a familiar face to many resident students of Dhaka University. He would often wander about the campus, dorms, and gladly eat if somebody offered him food.
1w ago
DU dorms finally rid of ‘gono rooms’
The dormitories of Dhaka University no longer have any “gono rooms”, where students, especially freshers, were crammed into usually by the ruling party’s student wing.
2w ago
Anti-discrimination student movement: Citizens’ platform launched to help achieve goals
A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was formed yesterday to work towards fulfilling the goals of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement that toppled the Awami League-led government.
2w ago
Star interview: Campus politics should focus on education
The focus of student politics should be issues relating to academia, said Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, the new vice-chancellor of Dhaka University.
1m ago
From TSC to flood zones
Sacks and sacks of relief materials are being lined up inside the TSC complex of Dhaka University. They are then sorted, packaged and loaded on trucks, to be carried to flood affected areas.
1m ago
‘Not sure if they are alive or dead’
“I am not sure whether my sick mother and pregnant wife are alive or dead,” said Abdul Kaiyum, a private job holder in Dhaka, while still in shock.
1m ago
June 27, 2021
DU readies guideline to hold online exams
As the Covid-19 situation has deteriorated in the country, Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to take its postponed examinations online instead of in-person.
June 22, 2021
Change of plans for building a new TSC
Dhaka University’s Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) is set to be built anew, in line with directives provided by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
June 20, 2021
DU students charged dorm, transport fees despite closure
Though they didn’t use dormitory and transport facilities for around a year and half, Dhaka University students will have to pay for those.
May 28, 2021
Narcos now out to create LSD market
Narcotics smugglers have long been trying to create a market for the hallucinogenic drug called LSD in Bangladesh, targeting college and university students as consumers.
April 29, 2021
Greenery being erased for beautification!
A project was undertaken to develop the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan and make it greener, but authorities are seemingly contradicting one of their own goals, as under the same project, they are felling old trees to construct buildings.
April 27, 2021
Buet introduces preliminary tests for admission
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has decided to hold a preliminary entrance test for the 2020-21 honours academic session. This will be held before aspirants sit for the final admission test.
April 8, 2021
Small vendors, floating people fear the worst
Ramiz Uddin had become jobless during last year’s shutdown. To carry on with his life, he had taken Tk 2 lakh loan from a bank and invested the money in coconut business.
March 23, 2021
DU syndicate divided over naming building
The Dhaka University (DU) administration has become divided over naming a to-be-constructed building of University Medical Centre.
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