UGC clamps down on rag day

The University Grants Commission put restrictions on celebrations of rag day, a day on which university students usually take last class and hold different programmes amid fanfare.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM

8.58pc pass DU ‘D’ unit entry test

Only 8.58 percent students passed the Dhaka University “D” unit admission test under Social Science Faculty for 2021-22 academic year, according to the results published yesterday.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Rag day celebrations at universities: UGC puts restrictions

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has put some restrictions on celebrations of rag day which is held on the last day of classes amid different programmes and fanfare.
5 July 2022, 14:10 PM

Indomitable Balayet’s DU studies dream unfulfilled, will sit for RU admission test

Fifty-five-year-old Balayet Sheikh made positive news when he decided to sit for Dhaka University admission test under Social Science faculty (D Unit) on June 11, 2022.
5 July 2022, 11:57 AM

101st birthday of DU

Dhaka University (DU) will celebrate its 101st founding anniversary today. Established in 1921, the country’s oldest university started its academic activities the same year on July 1 with about 600 acres land, 3 faculties, 12 departments, 60 teachers, 877 students and 3 dormitories.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Buet to resume online classes from Saturday

The authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology have suspended its in-person classes following the Covid-19 spike in the country.
30 June 2022, 14:51 PM

Assault on Teacher: RU student held in DSA case

Police yesterday arrested Rajshahi University student Ashik Ullah, who assaulted a teacher of the law department.
29 June 2022, 18:00 PM

RU student arrested under DSA for harassing faculty

Police this afternoon (June 29, 2022) arrested Ashik Ullah, a student of Department of Law of Rajshahi University for allegedly harassing a teacher of the same department this morning.
29 June 2022, 15:35 PM

Rajshahi University student suspended over harassing teacher

Rajshahi University authorities have suspended a student of Law department for allegedly harassing a teacher of the same department.
29 June 2022, 10:21 AM

Evenings on DU campus no longer abuzz as shops close by 8pm

The vibrance of people on Dhaka University campus in the evening is diminishing gradually as vendors and shopkeepers are closing their businesses by 8pm, as per the directives from the university authorities.
26 June 2022, 16:39 PM

Ministry seeks explanation from JU over allegations of "wasting crores"

The Ministry of Education today (June 24, 2022) said it sought explanation from Jahangirnagar University administration over news published on wasting Tk 100 crore in development project.
24 June 2022, 17:47 PM

Brunt of the weekends

Teachers of Jahangirnagar University have allegedly been found neglecting the academic activities of regular students due to their involvement in the weekend programmes running in various departments.
20 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Students unrest: CUET shortens closure to 7 days, not 22

The authorities of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have shortened the closure of the university to one week from 22 days.
14 June 2022, 14:00 PM

Centenary monument at DU to cost Tk 21 crore

The government is going to erect a centenary monument at the Mall Chattar on Dhaka University campus at the cost of around Tk 21 crore.
14 June 2022, 11:27 AM

CUET closed for 22 days amid student unrest, orders to vacate hall

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) has been closed for 22 days from today due to the ongoing student unrest on campus over the last few days.
14 June 2022, 09:02 AM

Dhaka University “Ka” unit admission test held

The "Ka" Unit admission test of Dhaka University for the 2021-22 academic session was held in eight divisional cities today (10 June, 2022).
10 June 2022, 07:15 AM

Chhatra Union demands 16% budget allocation for education sector

Bangladesh Chhatra Union leaders and activists have demanded 16 percent budget allocation separately for education sectors of the proposed upcoming national budget for 2022-23 fiscal year.
9 June 2022, 14:33 PM

“Ka” unit admission test at DU tomorrow

The “Ka” Unit admission test of Dhaka University for the 2021-22 academic year will be held tomorrow (10 June, 2022).
9 June 2022, 12:19 PM

BCL, JCD welcome DU admission seekers on campus

Queuing up opposite each other by forming an aisle between them, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders welcomed students who had come to take the admission test on the Dhaka University campus today (June 4, 2022).
4 June 2022, 12:46 PM

Not allowed music on rag day, students ransack school premises at Banani

SSC candidates of Banani Bidyaniketon today (June 4, 2022) carried out vandalism inside the school building as they were barred from using soundboxes to play music during their rag day celebrations, police said.
4 June 2022, 10:53 AM