University of Dhaka
Gias Uddin Selim’s ‘Kajol Rekha’ included in DU’s master’s curriculum
“Kajol Rekha” has been included in the curriculum for master’s students in the Department of History at Dhaka University, confirmed the film’s makers on Saturday (April 27).
A piece of Mymensingh in Dhaka
With the aim of reminiscing the Mymensingh Art Fest, an art exhibition was organised in collaboration with the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka (DU), at the Zainul Gallery at DU on July 17, 2023.
A glimpse into the preparations for Mangal Shobhajatra
The Bengali New Year 1430 is just around the corner, and the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka is a hive of bustling activity. All hands are on deck as the preparations for the Mangal Shobhajatra are in full swing.
2 'Proloy gang' members arrested for assault of fellow DU student
Police arrested two members of Dhaka University based "Proloy gang", whose members allegedly assaulted a fellow student inside the campus on Saturday evening
QS Ranking: Buet, DU top subject categories in Bangladesh
Buet ranked 335 in the world in the Engineering and Technology category.
How getting rid of D unit in Dhaka University is affecting admission candidates
The new structure has created a lot of confusion among students and tutors alike.
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.
Is harassing students a disciplinary method at universities now?
The apathy towards ending sexual harassment on campus is a symptom of wider institutional control.
University of Dhaka: The Trillion Dollar Opportunity Cost
Unlike in Western universities, the teaching staff of DU is constituted of her own brilliant graduates, but the brilliance of result is seldom the guarantee of excellence in teaching and competence in research.
The lost purpose of education
The University of Dhaka has long prided itself as the premier educational institution of our country. Since its establishment in 1921, it has come to be known as the oldest modern university in Bangladesh, making significant intellectual contributions to the country providing education to over 30,000 students.
Serajul Islam Choudhury: A multi-dimensional teacher
If “life is lived forward but understood backward”—as the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard once put it—Choudhury can look back and easily say in the words of the Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet: “This is how you must love the earth/so you can say 'I have lived.'”
SC asks 10 pvt medical colleges to show cause over admission irregularities by Aug 21
The Supreme Court issues a show-cause order to the authorities concerned of 10 private medical colleges to explain why they should not be prosecuted and imposed penalty for admitting 153 students who failed to fulfill the relevant requirements regarding admission test numbers.
DU VC attacked, registrar suspended over yearbook
Dhaka University’s vice chancellor is attacked and its registrar suspended over its annual publication that mentioned Ziaur Rahman as the first president of Bangladesh.
Muggers stab 2 sibling students of DU
Two students of Dhaka University who are also siblings were stabbed by muggers at Tikatuli in Dhaka.
[WATCH] Story of the first Mongol Shobhajatra
You are wrong if you think that Mongol Shobhajatra began long ago. A group of students of Fine Arts Institute of Dhaka University (DU) brought out the first colourful procession marking Pahela Baishakh in 1989.
Vuvuzela banned at Bangla new year celebration
Vuvuzela, matches and lighters have been banned at Mongol Shovajatra brought out from the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka every year to celebrate the Bangla new year, the home minister says.
Specific time period needed for concluding war crimes trials: Dr Kamal
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain says the trials of war criminals should be completed within a specific time.
[WATCH] The flute maker
This is a tale of a person who makes and plays flute for living.
Security alert for Australian nationals in Dhaka
Australia alerts its nationals over possible security threat in Dhaka – possibly in connection with New Year celebrations.
