Dhaka University (DU)
South Asia university ranking, 2024: DU ranked 19th, Buet 29th
The 2024 QS Asia University Rankings: Southern Asia includes 280 universities from the Southern Asia region.
Mind the gap in centralised university admissions
The practical implementation of this method has revealed significant shortcomings.
The terror of Dhaka University’s guest room culture
The administrations’ tacit compliance is deeply concerning.
‘Women, Gender and Development': Rocky ride along the evolutionary scale
Nazmunnessa Mahtab has written a quite all-encompassing book on women and gender issues.
Fiction Review / Can ideology win over desire?
Set in 1990s Dhaka against the backdrop of the military occupation, the novella follows the lives of a young university professor, his wife, and their house help, Phulbanu. The story is narrated entirely from Phulbanu’s perspective.
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.
Where did Bangladeshi universities rank in different global university rankings in 2022?
In 2022, Bangladeshi universities featured in three major university rankings.
DU student dies after falling from Jagannath Hall building
A Dhaka University student died after falling from one of the buildings of Jagannath Hall in the campus this morning.
Where did the DU house tutors go?
They must be held accountable for their negligence
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.
'Serial rapist' 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.
