University of Dhaka
University of Dhaka, the national champion of Jessup 2019
From the 31 participating teams, University of Dhaka emerged as the champion of Jessup Bangladesh 2019, and Eastern University as the runner-up team.
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Lawyer's notice warns DU of contempt charges
A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer yesterday sent a notice to the Dhaka University vice-chancellor, proctor and treasurer for taking steps to hold Dhaka University Central Students Union (Ducsu) election within seven days.
4 September 2018, 18:00 PM
DU takes U-turn, says it never banned outsiders
Dhaka University authorities take a U-turn claiming it never said “outsiders” were prohibited at campus and blame the media for misrepresenting it.
11 July 2018, 12:50 PM
DU teacher threatens to call cops on students
A teacher of Dhaka University threatens to call the police on students pressing for release of a friend who is in police custody for involvement in the quota reform movement.
11 July 2018, 10:37 AM
The lost purpose of education
The University of Dhaka has long prided itself as the premier educational institution of our country. Since its establishment in 1921, it has come to be known as the oldest modern university in Bangladesh, making significant intellectual contributions to the country providing education to over 30,000 students.
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Serajul Islam Choudhury: A multi-dimensional teacher
If “life is lived forward but understood backward”—as the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard once put it—Choudhury can look back and easily say in the words of the Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet: “This is how you must love the earth/so you can say 'I have lived.'”
22 June 2017, 18:00 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
DU VC attacked, registrar suspended over yearbook
Dhaka University’s vice chancellor is attacked and its registrar suspended over its annual publication that mentioned Ziaur Rahman as the first president of Bangladesh.
1 July 2016, 09:34 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
[WATCH] Story of the first Mongol Shobhajatra
You are wrong if you think that Mongol Shobhajatra began long ago. A group of students of Fine Arts Institute of Dhaka University (DU) brought out the first colourful procession marking Pahela Baishakh in 1989.
13 April 2016, 13:06 PM
Vuvuzela banned at Bangla new year celebration
Vuvuzela, matches and lighters have been banned at Mongol Shovajatra brought out from the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka every year to celebrate the Bangla new year, the home minister says.
3 April 2016, 08:54 AM
Specific time period needed for concluding war crimes trials: Dr Kamal
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain says the trials of war criminals should be completed within a specific time.
24 March 2016, 09:47 AM
[WATCH] The flute maker
This is a tale of a person who makes and plays flute for living.
16 January 2016, 10:52 AM
Security alert for Australian nationals in Dhaka
Australia alerts its nationals over possible security threat in Dhaka – possibly in connection with New Year celebrations.
30 December 2015, 07:46 AM
Zainul Utshab 2015
Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA) of University of Dhaka wears a festive look during Zainul Utshab 2015. Chief guest AAMS Arefin Siddique...
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM
DU female student sets herself afire
A female student of Dhaka University allegedly tries to commit suicide by setting herself on fire at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the campus following a quarrel with her boyfriend.
17 December 2015, 15:26 PM
DU ‘Cha’ unit: Only 149 candidates pass!
Only 149 candidates have passed the “Cha” unit 2015 admission test of Dhaka University.
27 October 2015, 07:09 AM
DU suspends 3 students over sexual assault
Dhaka University authorities suspend three students, who belong to Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), over assaulting a female student.
3 September 2015, 14:11 PM
Online registration for DU admission seekers begins
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurates the online registration process of admission seekers for first year honours courses of 2015-16 academic session.
24 August 2015, 15:44 PM
Land deal is like fall of Berlin wall: Modi (video)
Terming ratification of land deal as “no less significant than the fall of the Berlin Wall”, Indian PM Modi says water issues need to be resolved from humanitarian perspective.
7 June 2015, 14:06 PM