DU mayhem puts it at odds with PM’s directive

DU Vice Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman has praised Bangladesh Chatra League leaders and activists when they went to submit a memorandum to him – protesting DUTA President Prof Md Rahmat Ullah’s remark, “paying tribute” to Khandaker Mushtaque.

Dhaka University is celebrating the Pahela Baishakh 1428 with a token programme, on a small scale, due to the current coronavirus situation.

A coronavirus testing lab has been set up in the Centre for Advance Research of Dhaka University in the social science faculty building.

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities decide to allow only enrolled students to stay at the dormitories once the university opens.

After four top public universities, the authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have decided not to adopt uniform admission test proposed by the governing commission last December.

The authorities of Dhaka University and Rajshahi University decide not to adopt the uniform admission test – initiated by the UGC -- to enrol students.

Teachers and students of Dhaka University’s linguistics department have went on a sit-in programme, demanding withdrawal of the honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degree from former Pakistani autocrat ruler Ayub Khan, President Iskandar Mirza and the country’s then premier Khawaja Nazimuddin.

A Dhaka University teacher has been relieved of all academic activities for allegedly threatening some students of his pharmaceutical technology department.

The authorities of Dhaka University publishes the revised results of its ‘Ka’ unit admission test for the academic session 2019-2020.

Dhaka University students will have to leave their dormitories within 15 days of completing their Master’s degree examinations, the university authorities announced on Wednesday night.

Students who are appearing in masters examination will have to leave their dormitories within fifteen days of completion of their exams, announce the authorities of Dhaka University.

Dhaka University’s Bijoy Ekattor Hall authorities have suspended a student for beating up a fresher with a cricket stump.

A section of students have come under attack by some unruly persons when they went to lay siege to the dean office of the Business Faculty (evening program) of Dhaka University.

Pro-Awami League “blue panel” swept the dean election at Dhaka University, winning nine posts out of 10 in polls held today.

Ducsu VP Nurul Haq Nur threatens to launch a tougher movement if the authorities of Dhaka University do not take any action by April 8 against those who assaulted him and a resident student in two separate incidents.

Terming the recent Ducsu elections “tainted and questionable”, its Vice President Nurul Haque Nur says he assumed office only to continue to place the demand for reelection before the Dhaka University authorities.

What happened in the Ducsu “election”—which was made into a farcical show by the Dhaka University authorities, including the Vice Chancellor and the teachers of the institution—requires no elaboration.

A group of teachers have sought permission of Dhaka University authorities to observe the elections to its central students union tomorrow.

Even in the recent past, Dhaka University students cowered away at the thought of politics on the campus as it only involved muscle power.