Md Asaduz Zaman

Researchers from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have discovered a formerly unknown species of fish from St Martin’s Island.

Researchers from the Aquatic Bioresource Research Lab (ABR Lab) of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have recently discovered a new-to-science species of fish from St Martin’s island.

More than a dozen complaints of assault, blackmail and extortion, and verbal abuse of female visitors have been submitted to Jahangirnagar University authorities against its chief security officer Sudipta Shaheen in the four years since he took office.

July 15, 2020, was one of the most memorable days in my professional life. Being a young journalist, I had the opportunity to engage with several talented individuals from around the world at Future News Worldwide Conference 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was held online, instead of London. Among 3000 applications from across the world, 100 of the world’s most promising student journalists were selected to attend this intensive media training programme.

It’s been more than three months since Jahangirnagar University’s (JU) lone residential campus has been empty. On March 17, the university authorities asked students to vacate all dormitories due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As the last scene of the play, Let Me Out, drew to a close at Selim Al Deen Muktamancha in Jahangirnagar University (JU) on March 1, the whole crowd was left emotional.

This year’s celebration was dedicated to the 100th birthday of the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The Jahangirnagar University authorities have spent more than Tk 84 lakh to decorate the new luxurious office of Vice Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam, taking the money from funds meant for student welfare, research and development of the departments.

Chhatra League men yesterday assaulted teachers and students who had kept Jahangirnagar University Vice-chancellor Prof Farzana Islam confined to her residence demanding her resignation over corruption allegations.

The underprivileged people of Borangile village in Sirajganj’s Chauhali upazila can sleep a little better at night, knowing that if they are ever unable to find work as day labourers the next day, they can easily borrow some rice from the community food bank.

If one visits the examination halls of Jahangirnagar University (JU), they will find some energetic youngsters in uniforms in front of the entrances, managing the flow of admission seekers relentlessly from dawn to dusk. Some may be checking admit cards while others directing examinees and managing the gathering of guardians.

Around halfway through the Jahangirnagar University campus one would notice age-old rusting signboards with caution warnings like

The Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor and two of her family members appear to be in a fix with a JU BCL faction publicly claiming it had received Tk 25 lakh as per a settlement reached at an August 9 meeting at the VC’s residence.

Chhatra League President Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and General Secretary Golam Rabbani demanded “4 to 6 percent” in cuts from a Tk 1,445-crore project at Jahangirnagar University, Vice Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam alleged yesterday.

Jahangirnagar University authorities’ decision to cut down over 1,100 trees -- to make way for five to-be-constructed dormitories -- have drawn the ire of students and teachers.

From now on, Jahangirnagar University authorities can expel a student for life if he or she publishes or broadcasts any “false” and “distorted” news about the university in local, national or international print and electronic media, or on social media.

While six-year-old Hridoy Khan was growing up, her mother Fatema Begum noticed that he needed special care.

A week-long drama festival began at Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on March 9, marking the 39th founding anniversary of Jahangirnagar Theatre.

Demands for the election to Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (Jucsu) have not yet come to fruition as university authorities have not taken any visible initiative to hold the polls, taking no heed of the student organisations' demand.

When most students are preparing for the HSC exam, which is just a couple of months away, a 19-year-old is toiling away on Jahangirnagar University campus to pay off the money he borrowed from a lender for the exam's registration fees.