Dhaka University (DU)

DU’s faculty hiring policy is a relic from the past

DU’s recruitment process seems frozen in time, bogged down by outdated practices that stifle progress.

Separation of seven colleges from DU was long overdue

But the transition must be handled with utmost care and foresight

Body of a man found hanging from a tree in Dhaka University

Locals identified the man as a vagabond

Hasina's defaced image painted over in DU late at night

Students immediately protested the repainting, demanding proctor's resignation

Post-August 5: DU halls no longer students’ nightmare

Molla Taimur Rahman was enrolled at Dhaka University in 2022 and had  landed himself a seat in Sir AF Rahman Hall as a residential student.

DU students denounce JCD's poster campaign on campus

Removing the posters would undermine the dignity of individuals, says proctor

A new public university in Dhaka makes little sense

We shouldn't rush through such critical decisions

Politics at DU: Old guard to give way to young blood

The rules of Dhaka University stipulate that a student remains a regular one for eight years -- six years for graduation and two for post-graduation degrees.

Dhaka University must reclaim its unutilised land

Resolving accommodation issues, implementing masterplan urgent

January 7, 2020
January 7, 2020

Justice must be ensured for DU rape victim: Nur

Dhaka University Central Students Union (Ducsu) President Nurul Haque Nur threatens to continue their movement until justice is ensured over the rape of a Dhaka University student in Kurmitola on Airport Road Sunday night.

January 7, 2020
January 7, 2020

Student's rape: DU teachers to form human chain tomorrow

Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (Duta) will form a human chain programme on the campus tomorrow protesting the rape of their student in the capital’s Kurmitola area on Airport Road Sunday night.

January 7, 2020
January 7, 2020

‘Hang the rapist’, DU protesters shout slogan

Students of Dhaka University have been continuing their demonstration for the second consecutive day protesting the rape of one of their fellow students in Kurmitola on Airport Road Sunday night.

January 6, 2020
January 6, 2020

DU house tutor assaulted by ‘BCL women’

A house tutor of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall in Dhaka University is assaulted when she was trying to stop two clashing groups of Chhatra League women on the campus.

January 6, 2020
January 6, 2020

DU students give 48hr ultimatum to arrest ‘rapist’

Santrash Birodhi Chhatra Oikya, a new alliance of 12 student organisations of Dhaka University, blocks Shahbagh intersection for an hour protesting alleged rape of a university student in the capital’s Kurmitola area last night.

January 5, 2020
January 5, 2020

Crude bomb blast at DU again

Three crude bombs have blasted near Kalabhaban (Arts buildings) at Dhaka University (DU).

December 30, 2019
December 30, 2019

One hurt in crude bomb blast at DU

Crude bomb explosion is reported from near the Dhaka University's Madhur Canteen area for a second consecutive day today.

December 1, 2019
December 1, 2019

DU teacher takes class on staircases

A Dhaka University teacher, who has been sent on forced leave, took class at the staircases of Social Science Building.

November 28, 2019
November 28, 2019

DU assistant professor urges authorities to allow him to take classes

A teacher of Dhaka University's economics department, who was sent on forced leave in 2017, has been staging a sit-in in front of the chairman’s room for the third consecutive day demanding to be reinstated to his duties.

November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019

An aquatic solution to purifying water

Even in this day and age of technological advancement when many things that were unthinkable 10 years ago are now commonplace, the millennia-old problem of availing safe, clean water for everyone remains one of the biggest challenges for humanity.