Dhaka University
7 Newly Affiliated Colleges: DU to hold separate tests for admission
Dhaka University will hold separate admission tests for its seven newly affiliated colleges this year.
7 August 2017, 18:00 PM
BCL central leader suspended over assaulting 2 girls
A central unit leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League has been suspended from the organisation on charges of assaulting two students of Eden College in Dhaka.
7 August 2017, 13:52 PM
1,200 unnamed students sued over Shahbagh demo
Police file a case against around 1,200 unnamed students of seven government colleges that have recently been affiliated with Dhaka University in connection with yesterday’s demonstration in Shahbagh.
21 July 2017, 09:06 AM
Dhaka University to use Bangla date in all administrative activities
The authorities of Dhaka University announce to use Bangla date in all of its administrative activities besides English date.
13 April 2017, 14:22 PM
‘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