JU gears up for first Jucsu polls in 33yrs

As the long-anticipated Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (Jucsu) elections gets closer, student organisations have stepped up preparations with panel discussions, nomination collection, and possible alliances.
19 August 2025, 18:13 PM

Quota vs. merit: Teachers, staff and students at odds at Rajshahi University

Teachers, officers, and employees held a sit-in while students held a protest rally
19 August 2025, 12:21 PM

Ducsu panels begin taking shape

Islami Chhatra Shibir yesterday announced a full panel, while Chhatra Odhikar Parishad and left-leaning Gonotantrik Chhatra Jote declared partial line-ups for the September 9 Ducsu polls.
18 August 2025, 18:16 PM

RU teachers observe 3hr work abstention demanding institutional benefits

Regular classes at the RU remained suspended for three hours
18 August 2025, 10:48 AM

'Opposing July uprising': IU serves show-cause notices to 19 teachers

Probe committee identifies 61 individuals opposing student movement
18 August 2025, 10:40 AM

Rabindra University students withdraw hunger strike

The university's Public Relation Officer Md Shah Ali confirmed the development to The Daily Star
17 August 2025, 13:38 PM

The crises facing young artists in Bangladesh

It has become essential to understand that despite all the challenges we as a country collectively face, we must not forget those who elevate and preserve our culture and our language.
17 August 2025, 13:08 PM

BRACU Law alumnus awarded full scholarship at Oxford

Rakibul Islam Bhuiyan, an alumnus of BRAC University’s (BRACU) School of Law, has been accepted into the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford.
17 August 2025, 12:58 PM

CU returns to merit-based hall seat allocations

Chittagong University's residential halls, once marked by political dominance and disorder, are witnessing a shift toward greater discipline in the wake of last year's July uprising.
14 August 2025, 21:53 PM

MIST alumna appointed to UN Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change

Farzana Faruk Jhumu, a climate justice advocate and MIST alumna, has been appointed to the United Nations’ third Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.
14 August 2025, 14:39 PM

RU teachers, employees strike over institutional benefits, demand quota reinstatement

Their demands also include elimination of all forms of discrimination, security for teachers, officers, and staff, and renovation of teachers' quarters
14 August 2025, 11:41 AM

Nomination forms for DUCSU, hall union elections now available

Dhaka University sets August 18 deadline for collection; rallies prohibited during process
12 August 2025, 10:56 AM

Ragging at JnU: 3 students suspended, 4 barred from classes

First-year Islamic studies students accuse seniors from previous batch
11 August 2025, 06:14 AM

JUCSU polls set for Sept 11

Counting and results to be announced the same day
10 August 2025, 14:07 PM

Rabindra University students block Jamuna Bridge highway for permanent campus

The students withdrew their demonstration around 1:00pm
10 August 2025, 12:42 PM

Pirate flag from One Piece anime is Indonesia’s newest protest symbol

Students and activists in Indonesia have put up the One Piece pirate sign as a symbol of protest against several government policies.
10 August 2025, 10:31 AM

The Fantastic Four: First Steps finally does justice to Marvel’s first family

After multiple failed adaptations over the past few decades, Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps gives the iconic superhero team a long-overdue chance to shine on the big screen.
9 August 2025, 12:54 PM

Three murder accused get posts in JU JCD extended committee

Three fugitive murder accused have secured posts in the extended committee of the Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)
8 August 2025, 16:13 PM

Student involvement in policy and politics

The future of Bangladesh, much like its history, would have students’ voices guiding it. At least, that was what many of them hoped for.
7 August 2025, 06:46 AM

JU expels 64 students over attacks on protesters

Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday expelled 64 students for their involvement in attacks on protesting students of the anti-discrimination student movement between July 14 and 17 last year.
5 August 2025, 19:21 PM