A courtroom of tears and prayers
From the early hours, the air inside the courtroom of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 felt thick with anticipation and grief.
17 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Hasina sentenced to death
ICT also hands down capital punishment to ex-home boss Asaduzzaman; ex-IGP Mamun, who turned a state witness, given 5yrs
17 November 2025, 18:14 PM
663 cases against Hasina to proceed as usual
Hasina is additionally facing three more ICT cases
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Crimes against humanity: Trial proceedings of four cases likely to be wrapped up in Dec
Trial proceedings in four crimes against humanity cases, excluding the one against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two aides which is set for verdict on November 17, are expected to be completed by December.
15 November 2025, 18:10 PM
Bullet took his voice, future
Once a cheerful boy, whose father dreamed he would become a pilot one day, Basit Khan Musa now sits silent in a wheelchair, a feeding tube in his nose and paralysis gripping the right side of his body.
27 October 2025, 18:46 PM
July Uprising Cases / Formal charges against 45 accused soon
The prosecution will soon press formal charges against 45 accused, including 18 high-profile political figures, as investigations near completion, ICT Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam said yesterday.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Once power brokers, now defendants
Smiles, whispers, and uneasy silence as 16 former ministers and high officials brought to ICT-1
15 October 2025, 10:09 AM
25 former, serving military officers charged at ICT
The prosecution yesterday formally charged 28 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 top and mid-ranking current and former army officers, at International Crimes Tribunal-1 in two cases of enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture in the 15 years of her rule.
8 October 2025, 18:23 PM
Overcrowding, pollution, food stalls: Suhrawardy Udyan under threat
As far as the eye can see, food stalls crowd every nook and corner, offering everything from “bhaja puras” to Chinese dishes. Tea vendors jostle for space alongside hawkers selling women’s ornaments at bargain prices.
16 November 2024, 20:47 PM
‘Sidelined and forgotten’
Female activists of the July uprising fight for recognition
15 November 2024, 18:00 PM
DU Affiliated 7 Colleges: A rocky relationship heading for separation
The seven colleges’ journey with Dhaka University may soon come to an end, with both parties aiming for a fresh start -- separately.
14 November 2024, 18:00 PM
DU would welcome the decision
Dhaka University would support the government’s decision to remove the seven colleges from DU’s affiliation, said pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Dr Mamun Ahmed in a recent interview with The Daily Star.
14 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Politics at DU: Old guard to give way to young blood
The rules of Dhaka University stipulate that a student remains a regular one for eight years -- six years for graduation and two for post-graduation degrees.
26 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Buet authorities’ notice: Students cannot join any political party, other orgs
Buet authorities have announced that students cannot be members of any political organisation, be it on campus or outside.
29 September 2024, 18:00 PM
DU comes back to life
The Dhaka University campus was full of energy and life yesterday as students returned to classes after over three months.
22 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Tofazzal’s death in mob lynching: DU, hall officials failed to take swift action
Tofazzal Hossain, who was beaten to death by a mob, had been held captive at the Dhaka University’s Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall for over three hours, starting at 7:45pm on Wednesday.
20 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Savagery at DU: They beat him, fed him, then killed him
Tofazzal Hossain was a familiar face to many resident students of Dhaka University. He would often wander about the campus, dorms, and gladly eat if somebody offered him food.
20 September 2024, 01:00 AM
DU dorms finally rid of ‘gono rooms’
The dormitories of Dhaka University no longer have any “gono rooms”, where students, especially freshers, were crammed into usually by the ruling party’s student wing.
10 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Anti-discrimination student movement: Citizens’ platform launched to help achieve goals
A 55-member Jatiya Nagorik Committee was formed yesterday to work towards fulfilling the goals of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement that toppled the Awami League-led government.
8 September 2024, 21:00 PM
Star interview: Campus politics should focus on education
The focus of student politics should be issues relating to academia, said Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, the new vice-chancellor of Dhaka University.
28 August 2024, 18:00 PM
From TSC to flood zones
Sacks and sacks of relief materials are being lined up inside the TSC complex of Dhaka University. They are then sorted, packaged and loaded on trucks, to be carried to flood affected areas.
24 August 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Not sure if they are alive or dead’
“I am not sure whether my sick mother and pregnant wife are alive or dead,” said Abdul Kaiyum, a private job holder in Dhaka, while still in shock.
23 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Students, teachers call for non-partisan VC
With growing calls for reform across various sectors, a section of Dhaka University students is advocating for a vice-chancellor who is professional, academically distinguished, visionary, and has no direct affiliation with any political parties.
20 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Quota reform protesters to pray for the dead today
Quota reform protesters yesterday said they would pray at mosques and temples for those killed in recent violence.
25 July 2024, 18:00 PM
BCL leaders beaten up, forced out of most DU halls overnight
Students make hall provosts sign notices banning politics in the halls
17 July 2024, 08:32 AM
Freshers suffer as DU admission process remains manual
An excited Imran Hossain reached Dhaka University from Chattogram earlier this week to secure his admission to the prestigious institution.
11 June 2024, 18:00 PM
A house of representatives!
With his son’s victory in Wednesday’s upazila chairman polls in Subarnachar, local Awami League lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury have further consolidated his grip on politics, said party insiders.
9 May 2024, 18:00 PM
An unusual contest in Subarnachar
The upazila chairman election in Noakhali’s Subarnachar today is going to be a battle of ballots between a veteran Awami League leader and a young one.
7 May 2024, 18:00 PM