Dhaka University

‘My name could have been on list of dead'

Everything changed as soon as twilight descended on Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University on March 25, 1971. A ghostly calm took hold
24 March 2017, 18:00 PM

BCL expels 5 over riot at DU hall

Bangladesh Chhatra League expels five of its leaders and activists for their involvement in the rampage at Bijoy Ekattor Hall in Dhaka University.
14 March 2017, 17:43 PM

BCL run riot at DU hall overnight

Chhatra League activists run riot at Bijoy Ekattor Hall - chasing at resident teachers, vandalising provost's office, beating up a campus reporter and terrorising students for hours trying to give space to their supporters at the hall rooms forcefully.
14 March 2017, 05:54 AM

DU, JU students vandalise each other’s buses

Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University students vandalise each other’s university buses – a sequel which started last night and continues today. At least three buses of both universities have been vandalised so far.
12 March 2017, 15:49 PM

Chair for Bangabandhu finally open for public

DU Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurates programmes marking the National Mourning Day at the university campus.
15 August 2016, 15:01 PM

SC asks 10 pvt medical colleges to show cause over admission irregularities by Aug 21

The Supreme Court issues a show-cause order to the authorities concerned of 10 private medical colleges to explain why they should not be prosecuted and imposed penalty for admitting 153 students who failed to fulfill the relevant requirements regarding admission test numbers.
10 August 2016, 12:11 PM

Celebration turns into chaos

It was a special day for the country's premier institution, Dhaka University, yesterday as it marked its 95th founding anniversary.
1 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Ex-DU VC Maniruzzaman Miah passes away

Former vice chancellor of Dhaka University Maniruzzaman Miah died at a hospital in Dhaka today at the age of 81. He breathed his last at Square Hospital around 11:45am.
13 June 2016, 06:51 AM

Muggers stab 2 sibling students of DU

Two students of Dhaka University who are also siblings were stabbed by muggers at Tikatuli in Dhaka.
9 June 2016, 10:52 AM

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25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

DU BCL men ‘beat’ up journo over trifling matter

A group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men allegedly beat up a journalist on Dhaka University (DU) campus over a trifling matter.
26 April 2016, 15:46 PM

Opinion: arresting for traffic rules violation is a crazy idea

In a country where corrupt practices dominate traffic rules and laws, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has prepared a draft law under which police would not require any warrant to arrest anyone for violation of traffic rules. Police lodge around 70,000 cases a month and there is a huge backlog of cases. Will this new law, if passed, help the situation?
23 April 2016, 08:30 AM

Torch march for Tonu tomorrow, hartal the day after

Students will march with torch tomorrow in favour of the countrywide hartal on April 25 protesting government’s failure to catch the killers of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
23 April 2016, 07:49 AM

Pahela Baishakh celebrated

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, was celebrated amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm despite various restrictions prompted by last year’s women assault on Dhaka University campus.
14 April 2016, 05:21 AM

Opinion: Pahela Baishakh and Olama League’s Haram ‘fatwa’

Bangladesh Awami Olama League claims Pahela Baishakh celebration is ‘Haram’. So then, is our government upholding a ‘Haram’ culture as it is a public holiday? Are the 160 million Bangalis observing a Haram festival? How could one organisation openly declare this and walk away without any protest from any quarters or action from the government?
10 April 2016, 08:40 AM

DU buildings declared smoking-free zone

Dhaka University authorities declare its administrative buildings and others important places on the campus as a smoking-free zone.
5 April 2016, 12:11 PM

Tonu murder: Chhatra Union to hold rally Apr 10

Bangladesh Chhatra Union will hold a rally on Dhaka University campus on April 10 demanding immediate arrest of the killers of Sohagi Jahan Tonu who was found murdered inside Comilla cantonment on March 20.
4 April 2016, 09:28 AM

Tonu murder: Striking student bodies to lay siege to home ministry April 7

Protesting murder of college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu and demanding punishment of killers, Progressive Students' Alliance and Anti-Imperialist Students Union will lay siege to the home ministry on April 7.
3 April 2016, 06:41 AM

Protest continues demanding justice for Tonu

Students of different universities continue demonstration at different parts of Dhaka demanding justice for Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
30 March 2016, 08:58 AM

Colours of Holi in Dhaka

The colourful festival of Holi in Dhaka, takes place across the country as well as at the thousand-year old Dhakeswari Mandir.
24 March 2016, 05:53 AM