Dhaka University (DU)

Dhaka University closes Nilkhet, Udayan School entry points

Dhaka University authorities have limited public and transport movement on the campus to prevent spread of coronavirus.
DU asks students to leave halls by tomorrow evening

Dhaka University authorities ask its resident students to leave their dormitories by tomorrow evening amid coronavirus fears.
Coronavirus fears: DU, CU, Buet, 4 other universities suspend academic activities

Authorities of seven top public universities have suspended all academic activities aiming to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Coronavirus fears: DU students demand suspension of academic activities

Students of Dhaka University and Rajshahi University are demanding suspension of academic activities, fearing potential coronavirus (COVID-19) spread.
DU student rape: Court asks police for probe report by March 16

A Dhaka court asks the Detective Branch (DB) of police to submit the probe report of a case filed over the rape of a Dhaka University student by March 16.
DU student rape: DNA test confirms Majnu’s involvement

Investigators have confirmed the involvement of 30yr old Majnu in the rape case of a Dhaka University student following the result of a DNA test.
DU students protest torture on fellows

Students of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management at Dhaka University protest the torture of four students on campus by Chhatra League activists.
4 DU students beaten up by BCL men

Four students of Dhaka University are beaten up on campus allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists.
3 DU teachers express solidarity with students on hunger strike

Three Dhaka University teachers expresses solidarity with the students, who are on hunger strike since Thursday, demanding deferral of Dhaka north and south city corporation elections as January 30 coincides with Saraswati Puja.
March towards EC: Cops stop DU protesters at Shahbagh

A group of Dhaka University students continue their demonstration for the second day demanding deferment of Dhaka north and south city corporation polls scheduled for January 30 as it coincides with Saraswati Puja.
DU expels 67 students on different charges

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities expel 67 students for their involvement in admission test forgery, drug abuse and possessing illegal arms.
'Ensure capital punishment for DU student rapist'

Students of Dhaka University have formed a human chain on the campus demanding capital punishment for the person who allegedly raped and tortured one of their fellows on Sunday night.
Majnu placed on 7-day remand

Majnu who was arrested in connection with the rape of a Dhaka University student is placed on a seven-day remand by a Dhaka court.
Missing teeth, an important clue in Maznu's arrest

Maznu, the arrestee who raped the Dhaka University student on January 5, had lost two front teeth after he fell from a moving train around 12 years back.
DU student rape: Rab says suspect is a 'serial rapist'

The man who was arrested for raping a Dhaka University (DU) student claimed to be a serial rapist, Rapid Action Battalion says.
DU teachers, students demand speedy trial for rapist

Teachers and students of Dhaka University have demanded speedy trial and capital punishment for the person who raped and tortured a second-year student of the university in Dhaka’s Kurmitola on Sunday night.
DU rape victim identified rapist after his arrest: Rab

The Dhaka University student who was raped and tortured in Dhaka’s Kurmitola area on the night of January 5 has identified the rapist after his arrest.
Justice must be ensured for DU rape victim: Nur

Dhaka University Central Students Union (Ducsu) President Nurul Haque Nur threatens to continue their movement until justice is ensured over the rape of a Dhaka University student in Kurmitola on Airport Road Sunday night.
Student's rape: DU teachers to form human chain tomorrow

Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (Duta) will form a human chain programme on the campus tomorrow protesting the rape of their student in the capital’s Kurmitola area on Airport Road Sunday night.
‘Hang the rapist’, DU protesters shout slogan

Students of Dhaka University have been continuing their demonstration for the second consecutive day protesting the rape of one of their fellow students in Kurmitola on Airport Road Sunday night.
DU house tutor assaulted by ‘BCL women’

A house tutor of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall in Dhaka University is assaulted when she was trying to stop two clashing groups of Chhatra League women on the campus.
DU students give 48hr ultimatum to arrest ‘rapist’

Santrash Birodhi Chhatra Oikya, a new alliance of 12 student organisations of Dhaka University, blocks Shahbagh intersection for an hour protesting alleged rape of a university student in the capital’s Kurmitola area last night.
Crude bomb blast at DU again

Three crude bombs have blasted near Kalabhaban (Arts buildings) at Dhaka University (DU).
One hurt in crude bomb blast at DU

Crude bomb explosion is reported from near the Dhaka University's Madhur Canteen area for a second consecutive day today.
DU teacher takes class on staircases

A Dhaka University teacher, who has been sent on forced leave, took class at the staircases of Social Science Building.
‘I am a teacher, let me go back to the classroom’

A teacher of Dhaka University's economics department, who was sent on forced leave in 2017, has been staging a sit-in in front of the chairman’s room for the third consecutive day demanding to be reinstated to his duties.
An aquatic solution to purifying water

Even in this day and age of technological advancement when many things that were unthinkable 10 years ago are now commonplace, the millennia-old problem of availing safe, clean water for everyone remains one of the biggest challenges for humanity.
Dhaka University VC Prof Akhtaruzzaman joins office

Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman joins office as the new vice-chancellor of Dhaka University for the next four years.
DU VC reappointed; CU, BU get new VC

Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman has been reappointed while Prof Shireen Akhter and Prof Dr Md Sadequl Arefin (Matin) have been made new VCs of Chittagong University and Barishal University respectively.
Sharp weapons found at DU Mohsin Hall roof

A packet containing 12 sharp weapons have been recovered from the roof of Dhaka University’s Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall.