A courtroom of tears and prayers
From the early hours, the air inside the courtroom of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 felt thick with anticipation and grief.
17 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Hasina sentenced to death
ICT also hands down capital punishment to ex-home boss Asaduzzaman; ex-IGP Mamun, who turned a state witness, given 5yrs
17 November 2025, 18:14 PM
663 cases against Hasina to proceed as usual
Hasina is additionally facing three more ICT cases
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Crimes against humanity: Trial proceedings of four cases likely to be wrapped up in Dec
Trial proceedings in four crimes against humanity cases, excluding the one against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two aides which is set for verdict on November 17, are expected to be completed by December.
15 November 2025, 18:10 PM
Bullet took his voice, future
Once a cheerful boy, whose father dreamed he would become a pilot one day, Basit Khan Musa now sits silent in a wheelchair, a feeding tube in his nose and paralysis gripping the right side of his body.
27 October 2025, 18:46 PM
July Uprising Cases / Formal charges against 45 accused soon
The prosecution will soon press formal charges against 45 accused, including 18 high-profile political figures, as investigations near completion, ICT Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam said yesterday.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Once power brokers, now defendants
Smiles, whispers, and uneasy silence as 16 former ministers and high officials brought to ICT-1
15 October 2025, 10:09 AM
25 former, serving military officers charged at ICT
The prosecution yesterday formally charged 28 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 top and mid-ranking current and former army officers, at International Crimes Tribunal-1 in two cases of enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture in the 15 years of her rule.
8 October 2025, 18:23 PM
It could’ve been his grand return to DU
A citation of historical importance faded into oblivion. Or so we believed.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
BCL central committee: It’s a DU show
Dhaka University students have been selected for the majority of crucial positions in the central committee of the Awami League-backed student organisation, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
DU struggles to spend measly research funds
Academicians often cite insufficient grants allocated by the University Grants Commission as a reason for poor number of research work.
18 June 2023, 01:20 AM
Criminology dept at DU: Dogged by irregularities
The Criminology Department of Dhaka University is apparently plagued by so many irregularities that students wrote to the vice-chancellor and even pleaded before the High Court for remedy
15 June 2023, 01:30 AM
800 DU students face uncertainty
The finance department at Dhaka University did not grant any marks to approximately 800 students from four batches who skipped one of two midterm examinations.
28 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Longing for home on Eid day
For Muslims, Eid-ul-Fitr is one of the biggest festivities, when families and friends come together to celebrate the momentous occasion, amid joy and happiness..Eid excitement is in the air, but it is quite elusive for the foreign students living in Sir PJ Hartog International Hall of Dhak
21 April 2023, 14:35 PM
Renting Ambulance at Govt Hospitals: Patients forced to pay double
Patients across the country are forced to pay almost double the usual fares for ambulances because of a cartel of ambulance owners at public hospitals.
3 April 2023, 01:20 AM
DU beset with gang crimes
Two more student gangs -- “Nishachor” and “Bhai Brothers” -- had been carrying out criminal activities on Dhaka University campus for several years, say students.
29 March 2023, 01:40 AM
Iftar away from home
For many residential university students, Ramadan entails staying miles away from home and missing out on homemade dishes. But residential students of Dhaka University have found solace in their “second home” at the campus dorms.
25 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Shishu Palli: Much more than an orphanage
Anika (not her real name) lost her parents shortly after her birth seven years ago. She was brought to SOS Children’s Village (Shishu Palli) in the capital’s Shyamoli at the age of three days because she had no one to take care of her.
10 March 2023, 18:00 PM
A group of wayward BCL activists are responsible
Chhatra League President Saddam Hossain has held a section of activists of the student body responsible for the recent incidents of violence and scandals at educational institutions.
22 February 2023, 01:20 AM
BCL stays off the leash
Bangladesh Chhatra League will regain its past glory. This was what Sheikh Wali Asif Enan pledged once he became the general secretary of the pro-Awami League student organisation in December last year
22 February 2023, 01:00 AM
The DU students who mug people after sunset
A married couple left their Nazimuddin Road residence to visit their uncle’s home in Dhaka University area. When they arrived at DU’s Shaheed Minar premises, a group of 10 to 12 men, led by DU BCL activists, intercepted them, mercilessly beat them, stole Tk 22,000 and their ATM card, and left.
12 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Master’s at DU: Will the CGPA 3.25 requirement be a barrier to entry?
While students were happy with Dhaka University's decision to allow graduates from other institutions to enrol in its master's degree courses, they expressed dissatisfaction over the university setting a CGPA of 3.25 as minimum requirement for giving admission tests.
25 January 2023, 04:55 AM
DU regular master’s now open for all
From now on, students who have completed their bachelor’s from Bangladeshi universities will be able to enrol into the regular master’s programmes of Dhaka University.
22 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Beating opposition for promotion
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have become unusually active in Dhaka to please the higher-ups of the ruling Awami League ahead of the selection of top BCL leaders before December 24.
11 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Need leadership that can change BCL image
Chhatra League leaders and activists are expecting that the organistion will have a new leadership that will be able to restore its past glory and work to realise Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dream of building a “Smart Bangladesh”.
7 December 2022, 01:30 AM
Top posts in chhatra league: 30 may be new age bar before council
The age limit for the activists aspiring to get top positions in Bangladesh Chhatra League central committee is likely to be relaxed once again ahead of the biannual council of the pro-Awami League student body.
5 December 2022, 01:00 AM
Celebration or chaos?
Reckless driving, sound pollution and overcrowding have become a common scene at Dhaka University these days, especially at night as a huge number of spectators come to watch the World Cup football live matches in front of three screens set up at Haji Muhammad Muhsin Hall field and TSC area.
4 December 2022, 18:00 PM
RPO defied as parent parties run BCL, JCD
The Representation of the People Order clearly states that no student organisation can be an associate body of a political party, but Chhatra League and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal are still being run as the associate bodies of the Awami League and the BNP.
8 November 2022, 02:30 AM