NCP almost ready to seek registration with EC
16 June 2025, 18:33 PM
With just six days left before the Election Commission’s registration deadline, the National Citizen Party has nearly completed its preparations for application submission.
16 June 2025, 18:33 PM
Shop rent Tk 3 lakh, but govt gets just Tk 22,000
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
A probe has found massive irregularities in the rental of shops at nine markets of the National Sports Council (NSC), including a case where the government receives as little as Tk 22,000 in monthly rent while as much as Tk 3 lakh is being collected from the tenant.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Registration deadline: NCP to seek 2-month extension from EC
11 April 2025, 19:15 PM
The newly formed National Citizen Party will formally request the Election Commission to extend the registration deadline for political parties by two months, as the party is unlikely to meet the registration requirements by April 20.
11 April 2025, 19:15 PM
NCP to push for reforms, ban on AL
4 April 2025, 21:17 PM
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to launch a series of programmes this month, centring on three key demands -- the trial of the Awami League for the July killings, governance reforms, and an election to the constituent assembly, according to party insiders.
4 April 2025, 21:17 PM
NCP gears up for EC registration
2 April 2025, 20:03 PM
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is now taking preparations to form district and upazila-level organisational units to meet the Election Commission’s registration criteria ahead of the upcoming polls.
2 April 2025, 20:03 PM
NCP pushes for grassroots support amid Eid holiday
28 March 2025, 18:40 PM
Key leaders of the recently launched National Citizen Party (NCP) are actively engaging in mass contact in their respective areas, capitalising on the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.
28 March 2025, 18:40 PM
July uprising: Nagorik Committee, student body to be revamped
21 March 2025, 19:00 PM
The two platforms became largely inactive after they floated their political party -- National Citizen Party (NCP) and student body Democratic Student Council
21 March 2025, 19:00 PM
A mixed bag in NCP convening committee
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
The recently formed National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a 217-member convening committee, incorporating individuals from diverse backgrounds.
2 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Iconic TSC soon to be erased
In the wake of Dhaka University’s birth centenary in 2021, the decision to bulldoze its historical Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) and replace it with a multi-storied structure shocked students, alumni, and residents of Dhaka.
21 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Pro-BNP teachers not contesting in Duta polls
Election to the executive committee of Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (Duta) will be held on December 30, with the pro-BNP “white panel” not contesting.
18 December 2020, 18:00 PM
DU Faculties of Social Science, Fine Arts: Scrapping of separate entry tests may complicate things
Complications may arise in evaluating subject-based skill and choosing eligible students if Dhaka University authorities approve the Deans’ Committee’s recent decision to abolish separate admission tests for Social Science and Fine Arts faculties, some academics opined.
11 November 2020, 18:00 PM
DU plans life after reopening
As possible ways out of a shutdown-induced session jam, the authorities of Dhaka University are mulling over various measures, including merging two semesters into one, taking extra classes, and cutting public holidays.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM
99th Anniversary of DU: Academic quality falls behind amid political influence
Bangladesh’s oldest and largest university, one that is closely interconnected with the country’s history, its politics and liberation -- University of Dhaka -- turns 99 today.
30 June 2020, 18:00 PM
No budget talk at DU senate session
Dhaka University’s annual senate session is going to be held tomorrow, but the university’s annual budget is not ready yet.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Fear trumps family ties
Sudhangshu Kumar Saha, a deputy commissioner of taxes, passed away from Covid-19 recently. Tragically, his cremation could not be completed at his village home, nor did his wife and children bid him farewell.
9 June 2020, 18:00 PM
DU halts Covid-19 testing at its labs
Dhaka University authorities yesterday stopped coronavirus testing facilities at its laboratories.
1 June 2020, 18:00 PM
Looming Session Jam: DU considering holiday cuts
Dhaka University authorities are considering cutting holidays to prevent a looming session jam and make up for academic losses caused by the ongoing indefinite closure of the institution over the coronavirus outbreak.
9 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Iftar gatherings that once were
What was once one of the most happening, liveliest places in the city, full of youth, life, and culture, now remains almost deserted amid the
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM
DGHS asks DU to be ready to test Covid-19
A month after writing to the health ministry stating their capacity to run coronavirus tests, Dhaka University authorities heard back from the authorities yesterday.
27 April 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus : Students at DU dorms worried
Room-1013 of Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haq Hall at Dhaka University, a four-bed room, is home to some 30 students, mostly freshers and sophomores; many crowd on the beds every night, while some have to take the floor.
13 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Major problems ignored; no sign of next election
Elections to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) were held exactly a year ago with contesting panels pledging to take initiatives to curb accommodation crisis at the dormitories and to improve the food quality of dorm canteens.
10 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Evening Courses at DU: Business faculty to oppose shutdown
The business studies teachers are lobbying hard for continuation of the evening courses as the Dhaka University authorities are likely to decide tomorrow whether to stop enrolment of students in those courses.
22 February 2020, 18:00 PM
DU teachers uninterested in uniform entrance test
Most Dhaka University teachers and Ducsu leaders oppose the University Grants Commission’s move to hold uniform admission test for all public universities.
11 February 2020, 18:00 PM
DU yells, ‘Period not a dirty word’
In a country where menstruation still faces myriad social, cultural and religious stigmas, which are big barriers to ensuring menstrual hygiene, a unique and much-needed initiative shines a light of hope for the women -- sanitary napkin vending machines.
4 January 2020, 18:00 PM
It’s BCL men in garb of Moncho
Muktijuddho Moncho, which hit the headlines for attacking Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and Chhatra Dal activists in the last couple of months, has current and former Chhatra League leaders at its helm.
24 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Celebration in the air
It was a day of mixed feelings for graduating students of Dhaka University yesterday, as they celebrated successful completion of their studies and bade farewell to the university they called home for the last four years.
9 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Turmoil after Abrar Murder: Buet academic activities yet to resume
Academic activities at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology are yet to resume even three weeks after Abrar Fahad’s murder.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Abrar threatened over Facebook posts earlier
This was not the first time Abrar Fahad was called to room 2011 of Buet’s Sher-e-Bangla Hall.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM