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
‘Pay Tk 10 lakh or keep shops shut’
Seven shops of Ananda Bazar located in front of Dhaka University’s Amar Ekushey Hall has remained shut since March 13, as two Chhatra League leaders allegedly ordered shop owners to close their shops.
20 March 2022, 18:00 PM
DU BCL leaders accused of demanding Tk 10 lakh extortion, 7 shops closed
Seven shops in the Ananda Bazar area, adjacent to Amar Ekushey Hall of Dhaka University, have been kept shut since March 13, as two leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League of the hall unit demanded Tk 10 lakh as extortion from the shops' owners.
20 March 2022, 14:34 PM
BUET offering up to Tk 45,000 fellowship for students to encourage research
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) authorities have decided to offer fellowships to 50 Master's and PhD students in order to encourage and increase their focus on research work.
17 March 2022, 09:15 AM
Does anyone ever leave DU?
The central playground of Dhaka University almost seemed like it accommodated the whole campus on that one field yesterday.
12 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Buet plans to introduce on-campus jobs for students
Authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) are planning to introduce on-campus jobs for students.
10 March 2022, 18:00 PM
BUET planning to introduce on-campus jobs for students
Authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) are planning to introduce on-campus jobs for students.
10 March 2022, 11:12 AM
Sexual Harassment of DU Student: Initial probe finds proof against teacher
A female student of Dhaka University (DU) has brought an allegation of sexual harassment against a teacher. Primarily, a probe committee has found proof of the allegation, informed DU sources.
9 March 2022, 18:00 PM
From Nilkhet Barrack to ‘Kala Bhaban’
Over the years, Aparajeyo Bangla and Kala Bhaban have become enduring symbols of Dhaka University. Before the ‘60s, the same spot housed a residential area for government staffers, known as Nilkhet Barrack.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Ain Parishad was there for the movement
On February 21, 1952, the protesters had two programmes to press home their demand for Bangla as a state language. One, the section 144 had to go, and two, taking a memorial plaque to the East Pakistan Ain Parishad.
16 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Session jam only getting longer at DU
Students of different departments from the academic session of 2016-17 at Dhaka University, who are done with the final exams, are unable to apply for jobs due to delay in publishing results.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Politics in Buet: Majority against holding student union polls
Organisational student and teacher politics was banned at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), after common students protested following the killing of Abrar Fahad by members of Chhatra League in 2019.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Years of neglect erasing embodiments of history at Dhaka University
Amidst the excitement of centenary celebrations diffusing across Dhaka University (DU) campus, a number of university buildings have been adorned with vibrant lights and decorations.
10 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Plan to Overhaul Landscape: Drastic changes designed for DU
Plans are afoot to change the landscape of Dhaka University.
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Glorious past beckons, present struggle persists
Withstanding all blows in the past, Dhaka University rose again and again, like the mythical Phoenix burning itself to ashes and springing back to life once more, taking the country past great moments like the Language Movement to Liberation War to the anti-autocratic movement.
1 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Debacle over Ducsu
Sincere support from “all quarters” is required to hold the next Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) polls, university Vice Chancellor Prof M Akhtaruzzaman said yesterday.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Low on quality, high on price
It has barely been a month since Dhaka University has reopened, but students have already started to find themselves pinched by various problems. One of them, increasing food prices at the university’s canteens, is becoming a particular headache, students said.
17 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Joyous reunion at DU after 18 months
The Dhaka University campus was abuzz with students as face-to-face teaching resumed yesterday after 18 months of closure due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM
DU Dormitories: The ghost of ‘Gono Rooms’ still haunts
Although Dhaka University authorities recently spoke of their desire to get rid of “Gono” rooms at dormitories, first-year students had no other choice than to cram into such rooms again as the residential halls fully reopened on Sunday after a Covid-induced closure of a year and a half.
11 October 2021, 18:00 PM
DU students reunite after 18 months
Saimun Islam, a student of Arabic at Dhaka University, was in the line to enter his dormitory -- Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haq Hall -- yesterday morning. Saimun, of Noakhali, was eagerly waiting for this day. He had left his dorm around 18 months ago.
5 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Fear of illegal occupancy looms
The Dhaka University (DU) administration has decided to end the crammed “gono room culture” at its dormitories, shifting students who were staying there before the pandemic to regular dorm rooms amid concerns over health safety.
26 September 2021, 18:00 PM