Dhaka-University

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...