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Mahdi Al Muhtasim

Dhaka University’s Bijoy Ekattor Hall

15 BCL men involved in ‘rampage’ at Bijoy Ekattor hall of DU: Probe report

Dhaka University’s Bijoy Ekattor Hall unit Bangladesh Chhatra League president and general secretary “instigated” their followers to go on a rampage at the hall on the night of March 13, reveals a probe report.
4 April 2017, 16:19 PM
4 April 2017, 16:19 PM
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A blend of joy and sorrow

It was a day full of laughter, hugs and celebration and above all pride for the students of Dhaka University as they have reached a milestone of their life.
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Amar Ekushey / Biographies inspire booklovers

There is an old saying, every life is a story and every story is a lesson.
24 February 2017, 18:00 PM
24 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bringing together all strands of folk genre

Srabonti Sarker inherited the love for folk literature from her parents-- mother, to be precise.
23 February 2017, 18:00 PM
23 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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AMAR EKUSHEY / History books galore

History guides the new generation as a lighthouse towards the right path. The way we view the present is shaped by
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM
18 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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AMAR EKUSHEY / Short stories, big smiles

There is a sense of yearning and curiosity connected to a short story. An incomplete sensation -- even though it lingers, can be gratifying as well.
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Amar Ekushey / Novels most sought-after literary adventure

We all love to read stories. Whether those are larger-than-life tales or narratives based on own experiences, reading books remains a great way of spending and sharing time together.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Books on films draw attention at fair

The Ekushey book fair is an event unlike any other. It can satisfy anyone's literary palate with a wide array of selections.
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Early rush as seats scarce

If you pay a visit to Dhaka University early in the morning, you will find a strange line of bags in front of the central library's entrance.
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Strike for passenger vessels withdrawn

Bangladesh Water Transport Workers Federation (BWTWF) last night withdrew its strike for only passenger vessels.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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A splash of colour

Dhaka University on Tuesday celebrated Bashanta Utsab (Spring Festival) with flowers, poems and songs as the bone-chilling, gloomy winter gave way to a fiesta of colours and love.
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Tourism teachers go on foreign tour enmasse

Sixteen out of nineteen teachers of Tourism and Hospitality Management of Dhaka University under the business faculty have gone to Indonesia and Singapore for a nine-day academic tour on Monday, while the other three have not gone due to their personal problems. The teachers are supposed to return on March 10.
29 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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Book fair boon for youths

People of all ages yesterday got the last weekly holiday to purchase their favourite books at the month-long Amar
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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Book fair wears colours of spring

The book fair took up a festive look yesterday with people especially the youths clad in colourful clothes streaming onto the premises on the occasion of Pahela Falgun and Saraswati Puja. While children and women mostly wore yellow saris and flower crowns, men were seen in panjabis.
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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Punish culpable BCL men

The boy came from an ordinary lower middle class family. The story of his life came to an end before it could start a
10 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Defaulting teachers owe DU Tk 4.38cr

Dhaka University will take a series of initiatives to get more than Tk 4.38 crore back from 60 former teachers who owe the amount to the university. The teachers had taken loans from the university to get higher education abroad but neither returned the money nor joined their jobs afterwards.
10 January 2016, 20:45 PM
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Teachers go on strike today over 'pay disparity'

An indefinite teachers' strike begins at all the public universities today in protest at the “government inaction” on fulfilling their demands, including removal of "discriminatory provisions" in the eighth national pay scale and retaining selection grade and time scale.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM
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Teachers go on nonstop strike Jan 11

The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association (FBUTA) will begin indefinite work abstention at all public universities
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Where stay to be 10 times costlier than other halls

The Bijoy Ekattor Hall of Dhaka University is going to be no match for other dormitories with regard to its annual charge.
16 November 2015, 21:03 PM
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4 jailed, 23 detained over cheating in Dhaka

Four people, including three admission seekers, were jailed for two years each for their involvement in cheating in the undergraduate
30 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s public university teachers go for agitation

Teachers of all 37 public universities will observe a daylong work abstention programme today to press for a four-point demand, including salary with due dignity in the eighth national pay scale and a separate wage structure.
7 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Public univ teachers strike for third day

Teachers continued demonstrations and observed a three-hour work stoppage at public universities across the country yesterday demanding cancellation of the proposed eight national payscale and a new one for them.
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Poor sanitation facilities plague DU Arts Building

Every day long queues are seen in front of the seven toilets for 6,000 female students at Dhaka University's Arts Building, revealing an appalling condition of its sanitation facilities.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM

DU sees another day of protests

Dhaka University (DU) yesterday saw another day of protests against recent countrywide incidents of sexual assaults on females with
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
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