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Special committee formed to review political activities on DU campus
A special committee has been established to provide recommendations and guidance to the university administration on the nature and extent of political activities at Dhaka University. This initiative is in response to a directive from the universitys Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr Niaz Ahmad...
JCD DU announces full committee
A 242-member committee for the Dhaka University (DU) wing of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been announced. On Thursday, Md. Jahangir Alam, the partys office secretary, confirmed it through a press release. The press release stated, With the approval of the central JCD...
Roundtable meeting on ‘100 Days of Student-People's Revolution’
A roundtable meeting organized by The Millennium University and the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) on the theme 100 Days of Student-Peoples Revolution convened prominent political leaders, civil society representatives, and journalists to discuss the current political landscape and...
Scientists propose new theory denying ‘collision theory’
Scientists have been grappling with the mystery of moons origin for hundreds of years. The mystery partly solved in 1980s as experts then discovered that the lunar satellite was formed as the aftermath of an explosive impact with the Proto-planet Theia early in Earths history. But a recent study...
Ministry has no objection to give work to Army if JnU wants: Adviser
Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud said that if the university administration wants to hand over work of the second campus of Jagannath University (JnU), to the Army, the ministry has no objection. He came up with the observation this afternoon (November 12) at the Bangladesh Secretariat....
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar commends Prof. Yunus's leadership
Ahmed Eltayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al Sharif, expressed confidence that Bangladesh would thrive under the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. During a meeting with Prof. Yunus at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday morning, the Grand Imam praised his...
CoU unit holds planning meeting
The executive committee of the Bashundhara Shuvosanghos Comilla University unit organised an introduction and planning meeting on Tuesday. The gathering took place at the universitys VC Square at 11am, where members convened to discuss the organisations goals and implementation plans. During...
Architects create marble-like building material from old cars
What if the future of sustainable architecture could be found in your cars dashboard? A new building material called Post Rock is transforming automotive waste into stunning exterior panels that resemble quarried marble, as reported by Fast Company. Developed by University of Michigan architects...
No more torture cell to be created in educational institutions: JCD DU
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dals (JCD) Dhaka University (DU) wing president Ganeshchandra Roy Sahosh has ordered the leaders and activists of Chhatra Dal to restrain their behavior under any circumstances. He gave this instruction at a sit-in program organized at Raju Sculpture in Dhaka University at...
Restoring public-police relations an urgent need: Shakhawat Hossain
Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr M Shakhawat Hossain on Saturday said, re-establishing the relationship between the police and the public has become an urgent need, reports UNB. The police must transition from being a monster police to a humane police force, one that serves people without...
Students union elections must be held every year to create leadership: Sarjis
Sarjis Alam, general secretary of July Memorial Foundation on Friday said universities cant be a place for practicing politics and students union election must be held instead of partisan politics. He said, We will create our representatives, not leaders. In the last 16 years, whenever someone...
Olama Mashayekh rally: Thousands gather at Suhrawardy Udyan
Thousands of people from different parts of the country gathered at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on Tuesday morning to attend a rally organised by Olama Mashayekh Bangladesh. The event, which began at 9:00 am, drew a large turnout, including many madrasa students from different districts. By...
Students' fury in UK as Labour govt hikes tuition fees for the first time in eight years
Along with students, university chiefs call the plans of tuition fees hike in the United Kingdom morally wrong and merely a sticking plaster. They made these statements as the Labour Party government is planning a rise of tuition fees for the first time in eight years. Furious education leaders...
DU admission process begins
The online application process for the undergraduate entry exams for the academic year 2024-25 at University of Dhaka has begun on Monday, reports UNB. Students will be able to apply online until November 25 upon fulfilling requirements. Interested students can apply by visiting the...
National University gets new pro-vc
Professor Dr. Md. Nurul Islam from the Geography and Environment Department at Jahangirnagar University has been appointed as the new pro-vice-chancellor of the National University (NU). On Sunday, the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education issued a notification...
Govt to review decision on keeping 7 colleges affiliated with DU
The interim government has agreed to sit with students of DU-affiliated 7 colleges, the university authority and other stakeholders for reviewing the decision on keeping the colleges affiliation status intact under a new specialised facility. The University of Dhaka (DU) authority revealed the...
Barishal University student death: classmates issue 10-point ultimatum
Classmates of Maisha Fauzia Mim, a student of Barishal University, have issued an ultimatum raising a 10-point demand to their vice-chancellor as Maisha was killed due to a road accident. On Wednesday, the students blocked the highway for a couple of hours. They withdrew the blockade around 1:40...
Contradictory demos by college students over affiliation halt Dhaka traffic
Students of seven colleges affiliated with the University of Dhaka (DU) blocked the Science Lab intersection for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, demanding the constitution of a university dedicated to the service of the seven colleges only. Ironically, students of Titumir college, one...
Volker Turk for ensuring justice for each human rights violation case
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday emphasized on ensuring justice for all the recent and past cases of human rights violations in Bangladesh. A great opportunity has emerged for Bangladesh to reform its state institutions and deal with the human...
Southeast University hosts 5th Textile Research Conference
The Textile Engineering department of Southeast University (SEU) hosted The 5th Textile Research Conference (TRC) at the Multipurpose Hall of the University on Saturday. TRC is an event from the research platform Centre for Research and Innovation in Science and Technology (CRISAT). The...
Students of 7 DU-affiliated colleges block Science Lab
Students from seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University blocked the Science Lab intersection around 12:15 pm on Tuesday, calling for the establishment of an independent university for their institutions, reports The Business Standard. According to eyewitnesses, as a result of the protest,...
Gonoroom: A dark history of Dhaka University
After the 15-July attack on Dhaka University students including female students, on 17th July night, DU witnessed a major upheaval as residential students across its various halls collectively pushed leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) out of the campus, reports UNB. United...
Hasina, 391 others sued in connection with 15 July attack at DU
Mahin Sarkar on Monday evening filed a criminal case against 391 Awami League and Chhatra League leaders with Shahbag police station. The case has been filed for their alleged connection with the indiscriminate attacks on agitating students at Dhaka University (DU) campus on July 15 last....
DU-affiliated 7 college students gather at Nilkhet, demand separate university
Students from seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University gathered at the Nilkhet intersection in the capital on Monday, demanding separation from the university and the establishment of an independent institution, reports Dhaka Tribune. Zakaria, a representative of the Seven College Reform...
Chhatra League, Jubo League accused of attacking CU students
Chhatra League and Jubo League members allegedly carried out an armed attack on students at Chittagong University early Monday, leaving several injured, reports Dhaka Tribune. The incident occurred around 4 am near the university premises. In response, students gathered in protest at the Zero...
Anti-discrimination Students Movement calls urgent press conference
The Anti-discrimination Students Movement called a press conference to take legal actions against those who had conducted and led brutal attacks in Dhaka University campus from July 15 to July 17. The press conference will be held at Payra Chattar of TSC in DU on Monday around 3 pm. A message...
Protests grip BRUR over teasing of female student
Students of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur (BRUR) staged protests on the campus late Tuesday night over the teasing of a female student allegedly by some outsiders, reports UNB. They also blocked the Dhaka-Kurigram road for some time disrupting traffic. Two outsiders harassed a female...