Rajshahi University

RU halts teacher’s promotion over sexual harassment of 2 students 

Rajshahi University authorities have suspended the four-year increment of a teacher, and also his promotion, for harassing – sexually and mentally – two students of the university’s Institute of Education and Research (IER).
30 May 2022

Ensuring education quality: Rajshahi University to reduce number of seats

Authorities of Rajshahi University (RU) have decided to reduce the number of seats from next academic year.
29 May 2022

To ‘discourage TikTokers’ RU bans unnecessary movement on campus during Eid

RU authorities banned unnecessary movement on the campus during the 10-day vacation starting Tuesday.
25 April 2022

IU student beaten up by BCL men at RU

A student of Islamic University (IU), who was visiting Rajshahi University campus, is allegedly beaten up by some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men.
6 March 2020

RU Fazilatunnesa hall provost removed

Rajshahi University (RU) authorities remove the provost of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Hall in the wake of students’ protest over “her negligence in duty”.
27 September 2019

2 students die after 'taking liquor'

Two Rajshahi University students died allegedly after drinking unauthorised liquor yesterday, just a day after the death of a Russian engineer working at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant allegedly due to the same cause.
7 April 2019

RU physically challenged students want 5% quota in govt jobs

Around 25 physically challenged students of Rajshahi University (RU) at a human chain programme demand that five per cent quota in class-I and class-II jobs should be maintained for candidates like them in the civil service recruitment system.
6 October 2018

RU admission application opens

Rajshahi University authorities yesterday opened online registration for undergraduate admission tests of 2018-2019 academic session.
3 September 2018

RU student expelled for harassing girls though Facebook

Rajshahi University authorities expel a student of the university’s Law department for harassing female students of the department through fake Facebook.
31 May 2018

DU, RU protest attack on Zafar Iqbal

Dhaka University and Rajshahi University teachers demonstrate at respective campuses protesting the attack on eminent educationist and popular writer Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.
5 March 2018

MCQ Blunder: RU to punish two teachers

Rajshahi University on Wednesday decided to take punitive action against two teachers of the fine arts faculty for their involvement in making and selecting controversial multiple-choice questions for its admission test.
7 December 2017

Minority community protests RU controversial questions

The National Coordinating Committee of Religious and Ethnic Minority Organisation demand resignation of those responsible for the controversial multiple choice questions (MCQ) in an entry test of Rajshahi University.
4 November 2017

‘Communal question’: Minorities demand sacking of RU teachers

Minority groups demand for termination of Rajshahi University teachers responsible for setting “communal questions” during its admission tests.
31 October 2017

Controversial Questions: RU 'takes steps', but no action yet

Rajshahi University authorities are yet to identify the persons responsible for the widely criticisedMCQsin Wednesday's admission test
27 October 2017

Rajshahi University proctor Mozibul Huq Azad Khan resigns

Rajshahi University proctor Mozibul Huq Azad Khan resigns from his duty citing personal reasons.
6 August 2017

Rajshahi University BCL men attack Daily Star reporter on campus

The Rajshahi University correspondent of The Daily Star is attacked and seriously injured by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League on the university campus.
10 July 2017

Rajshahi University students dislodge sculptures in protest

In a bid to materialise their demand for showcasing their works properly on the campus, a section of students of Rajshahi University’s Faculty of Fine Arts dislodge the sculptures. “After this, the university authorities hopefully will give their attention in curating our works,” our Rajshahi correspondent quoted a student as saying.
18 April 2017

Rajshahi University student returns lost money to owner

Sumi Ara Khatun, a master’s student of Mathematics department in Rajshahi University, sets up a great example of honesty as she returns a sum of Tk 1 lakh back to the owner.
6 April 2017

Hooliganism at RU

The repeated attempts of the local unit of the ruling party to influence and obstruct the recruitment process at Rajshahi University (RU) is deplorable.
28 February 2017

RU student held for ‘derogatory’ remarks on Bangabandhu, PM

A student of Rajshahi University is arrested for making “derogatory” remarks on Facebook about Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
28 August 2016