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Dhaka University has handed over all data and records related to the administrative and academic activities of the seven government colleges in the capital to Dhaka Central University (DCU). The handover was formally completed on Wednesday (October 14) at the Vice Chancellor’s Conference Room at Dhaka University. With this transfer, Dhaka University no longer has any academic or administrative ties with the seven government colleges. Wishing the students of Central University overall succ...

Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor and publisher of bdnews24.com and a pioneer of the country’s online newspapers, has died (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un). He died Friday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in London. A responsible source at the bdnews24.com newsroom confirmed the information to Agamir Somoy. Toufique Imrose Khalidi was born in Dhaka. He studied in the Department of English at the University of Dhaka. He earned his BA (Honors) and MA degrees from the university....

Sohel Rana, a student of the University of Dhaka, ranked first in the education cadre in the 49th BCS examination. However, he was excluded from the gazette published on Wednesday, September 30. The gazette list shows that Sohel Rana, who ranked first on the merit list, is not included. Khairunnahar Khanam, who ranked second, appears first on the list. After the gazette was published, Sohel wrote in a Facebook post, “Thank you, Bangladesh, for depriving me of the gazette despite ranking...

About a year ago, a group of students wrote “Shaheed Osman Hadi Hall” on the nameplate of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall at Dhaka University. However, as no final decision has been made to change the name, the hall administration is removing the writing. On Wednesday afternoon, September 30, workers were seen removing the writing from the hall’s nameplate and restoring the name “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall.” No statement was available from the hall’s Provost Professor Akhtaruzzaman regarding t...

University Grants Commission (UGC) Member Professor Dr. Abdullah Al Mamun has said an initiative is being taken to establish a “University Teachers Training Academy” to enhance the professional skills of teachers. He disclosed the information at a workshop held at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building of Dhaka University on Wednesday, September 30. Speaking about reforms and quality improvement in the education system, Professor Mamun said, “The current government’s election mani...

A total of Tk 2.16 million in scholarships has been awarded to 90 students of the Marketing Department at the University of Dhaka. The scholarships were provided from the income of a permanent fund formed after Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) donated Tk 10 million. The scholarship checks were handed to students at the MGI MAA Scholarship 2026 awarding ceremony held at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building of the University of Dhaka on Wednesday, September 23. Each student receive...

Writing about Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir brings back vivid memories of the golden days of student politics. I first came to know Fakhrul during my days in student politics at Dhaka University when he was a highly active and progressive leading activist of the then East Pakistan Students Union. Alongside coming from a rich political family background, Fakhrul was regarded by us from the very beginning as a highly progressive and promising activist because of his own intellect and ideals. H...

The University of Dhaka (DU) has formed a three member high level committee to review the overall issues concerning several of its teachers who have been accused of engaging in clandestine activities against the state and to determine the course of action and provide recommendations. Professor Dr. Abdus Salam, Pro Vice Chancellor (Education) of the university, has been appointed convener of the committee. The other two members are Professor Dr. Md. Mofazzal Hossain, Dean of the Faculty of...

Former Shahjalal University of Science and Technology teacher Dr. Zafar Iqbal, former Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Professor A S M Maksud Kamal, teacher K M Jamal Uddin, former Justice A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, Chhatra League General Secretary Wali Asif Enan and three others have been named as accused in a crimes against humanity case over the attack on students at Dhaka University during the July Mass Uprising. Prosecutor Gazi M H Tamim said on Thursday that an investigation...

A documentary on the July Uprising was being shown on an LED screen in front of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts. At that moment, rickshaw puller Motiur Islam stopped his rickshaw and watched the documentary with rapt attention.This rickshaw puller, a resident of Agargaon Taltala, has been stopping out of curiosity since Wednesday morning to watch the documentary being screened.After watching the documentary, Motiur Islam said that the feeling of August 5, 2024, is one of the happiest mom...

Chhatra Shakti has announced a protest program at the University of Dhaka in protest of the attack on NCP leaders in Habiganj. The protest march will be held tonight. In a statement, Chhatra Shakti said the protest rally will be held “to protest the attack on the convoy of NCP leaders during the July march yesterday and the imposition of Section 144 and police obstruction to today's centrally announced program, which amount to the reestablishment of a fascist system of rule, and to demand...

Students demanding the resignation of the education minister are staging a sit-in protest in front of the Parliament Building after marching from Science Lab in the capital. They took position in front of Gate No. 2 of the Parliament Building at around 6 pm on Tuesday. Earlier on Tuesday, students blocked the road at the Science Lab intersection in the capital, pressing three demands, including the resignation of Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon. They later staged demonstrati...

HSC examinees leading the ongoing movement have announced a new program demanding the resignation of the education adviser. According to the program, they will observe a ‘March to the Ministry of Education’ on Wednesday. The announcement was made around 3 pm Tuesday by protesting students in Uttara. At the time, they issued an ultimatum demanding the resignation of Education Adviser A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon. Meanwhile, protesters staged a demonstration in the Dhaka University (DU) campu...

Continuous rainfall for several hours has caused waterlogging in various dormitories and large parts of the campus of the University of Dhaka (DU). In some places, water has accumulated from knee to waist level. Several student rooms at Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah Hall and Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall have also been inundated, causing suffering for students. A visit to the campus on Sunday afternoon found knee- to waist-deep water in different areas, including VC Chattar, Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul...

Professor Abul Kasem Fazlul Haq will make his final visits to the University of Dhaka and the Bangla Academy. This time, however, his body will be taken there for people to pay their respects. He breathed his last on Sunday afternoon at a hospital in Mirpur, Dhaka. Shuchita Sharmin, daughter of Abul Kasem Fazlul Haq, told Agamir Somoy that his body will be taken to the Bangla Academy at 10:30 am on Monday. Until his death, Abul Kasem Fazlul Haq served as president of the Bangla Academ...

Veteran journalist and academic Shahed Kamal has passed away. He died on Saturday evening at ZH Sikder Hospital in the capital. He was about 86 years old. Shahed Kamal was the son of renowned poet Sufia Kamal. The news was confirmed to the media by his younger sister, Sultana Kamal. Speaking from London, human rights activist Sultana Kamal said, “My elder brother passed away a short while ago. My younger sister will share the family’s decisions regarding the funeral.” Shahed Kamal had b...

The University of Dhaka will celebrate its 105th founding anniversary and University of Dhaka Day 2026 on Wednesday with a daylong series of events across the campus. This year’s theme is “Restoring Democracy and the University of Dhaka in Higher Education.” According to the university administratio...

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj has withdrawn his statement that ‘Dhaka University is a coaching center’ following widespread criticism. He withdrew the statement in a Facebook post on Friday. In his post, Bobby Hajjaj said parts of his remarks were misinterpreted a...

Dr. Md. Ataullah, a professor at Rajshahi University (RU), aspires to become a teacher at Dhaka University (DU). However, he has submitted six controversial research articles that are facing serious allegations of fraudulances. Professor Ataullah's PhD thesis focused on the Iranian poet Nizami Ganja...