Moving on 2 wheels
App-based bicycle rental service “JoBike” is becoming popular among students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) as it has made the daily commute within the campus much easier than before.
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM
JU law dept: Without a classroom for seven years
The Department of Law and Justice of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has been facing an acute shortage of classrooms, forcing students to frequently cancel their regular classes and learn in cramped conditions.
3 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Celebrating Life at JU
Popular folk band Joler Gaan enthralled a large audience on Tuesday evening at Zahir Raihan Auditorium of Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus to mark the District tour of Standard Chartered-The Daily Star Celebrating Life.
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM
An unguarded spot on busy highway
This is a dangerous spot on Dhaka-Aricha highway when it comes to pedestrian crossing. With no footbridge around and a U-turn there, people often have to take one step forward and two steps back because of the speeding vehicles passing every moment. This is a place where an accident is waiting to happen.
7 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Open air iftar: Festive atmosphere at JU
Just before the evening rolls out, small groups of students start gathering on the central playground of Jahangirnagar University.
28 May 2018, 18:00 PM
A gesture of kindness
Every morning before he sets out for work, rickshaw-puller Mohammad Ismail, 60, takes a quick glance at the sky and wonders if rain is in forecast.
17 May 2018, 18:00 PM
“India@Bangladesh” art camp held at JU
The High Commission of India in Bangladesh, in association with Jahangirnagar University (JU), recently organised a three-day art competition titled “India@Bangladesh” for young and talented art students on the campus.
24 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Other side of a JU teacher
A professor at Jahangirnagar University secretly married one of his students, forced her to abort their first child and then divorced her three days after she gave birth to a second one, the victim said in a written complaint to the JU authorities.
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
“Tiner Talwar” staged at JU
The much acclaimed production of Jahangirnagar Theatre 'Tiner Tolowar' was staged at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Sunday night
9 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Risky living in JU hall
Like other days, Al Mamun Raza, a resident student of Jahangirnagar University (JU), was walking on the top floor of
23 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Winter guests start arriving
With the advent of winter, migratory birds have started to arrive at the lakes of Jahangirnagar University.
22 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Celebrating Life concert held at JU
Hundreds of young audience thronged Zahir Raihan Auditorium of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday to enjoy a programme of The Daily Star- Standard Chartered Celebrating Life on the campus.
20 September 2017, 18:00 PM
The dark side of JU
After the sun goes down, they start gathering behind the tea stalls one by one. Some find their spot behind a building, some others behind a large tree.
13 August 2017, 18:00 PM
The curious case of JU
Ariful Islam Anik, a fourth year student of Bangla department of Jahangirnagar University, left the campus on May 25 for his village home in Kishoreganj. The following day [May 26], he joined as a field executive in a survey conducted by an NGO.
9 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Handcuffed to hospital bed
Jahangirnagar University student Nazmul Hossain became sick on Saturday while protesting the deaths of two JU students in a road crash the day before.
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Tainted, yet inducted into JU BCL
Abdur Rahim Jewel was arrested in a land grabbing case in September 2015 and spent a couple of days in jail. He was then deputy information and communications secretary of Jahangirnagar University unit of BCL.
29 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Chirkut's poetry recitation programme at JU
A recitation programme, titled “Mohuay Kabbogatha”, was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on April 10 amid festivities and fanfare.
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM
“Mrittu Pakhi” staged at JU
Jahangirnagar University (JU) was abuzz with the footsteps of the theatre enthusiasts on Thursday as Uttaradhikar, a theatre troupe
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Beautiful lakes, ugly behaviour
Unlike most universities, Jahangir-nagar draws visitors from places near and far. Blessed with greenery, its quite environment is occasionally punctuated by chirping of birds. But what attracts people most is its lakes with floating lilypads.
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Poorly maintained website tarnishes JU's image
When the government aspires to digitalising all the sectors including education, many of the country's educational institutions
8 November 2016, 18:00 PM