‘Let my mother know I am here’
6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
A haunting message scrawled on the wall of a secret detention cell has revealed the grim reality of enforced disappearances, a survivor told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday.
6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
‘Forgive me if we don’t meet again’
5 March 2026, 00:00 AM
A father broke down before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday as he recounted his final phone call with his 22-year-old son, Osman Patwari, who sought forgiveness before joining the July uprising in Lakshmipur and said they might never meet again.
5 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Six to hang for Ashulia killings during July uprising
6 February 2026, 04:23 AM
A tribunal in Dhaka yesterday sentenced six people, including a former lawmaker, to death for the killing of seven people during the July 2024 uprising in Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital, where the victims were loaded into a vehicle and set on fire, with at least one still alive.
6 February 2026, 04:23 AM
Chankharpul killings: Ex-DMP chief Habibur, two others to die
27 January 2026, 02:22 AM
Three former senior police officials, including ex-DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, were sentenced to death yesterday for the killing of six people in Dhaka’s Chankharpul area during the July uprising.
27 January 2026, 02:22 AM
Chankharpul Killings / ICT verdict brings grief, not closure, for families
27 January 2026, 00:00 AM
For one and a half years, Sheikh Jamal Hasan counted each day, waiting for justice for his only son, Sheikh Mahdi Hasan Junaid.
27 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Bombs or gravel? Defence challenges ICT Chief Prosecutor Tajul’s earlier claim
14 December 2025, 15:37 PM
Dispute over alleged time bombs surfaces during charge hearing in enforced disappearance case
14 December 2025, 15:37 PM
‘Amar shonar Bangla’: Palak sings from prison van as cameras roll
8 December 2025, 14:44 PM
National anthem stunt at International Crimes Tribunal premises goes viral
8 December 2025, 14:44 PM
A courtroom of tears and prayers
17 November 2025, 18:17 PM
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
‘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
Has Chhatra Union lost its past glory?
Bangladesh Chhatra Union celebrated its 72nd anniversary yesterday.
26 April 2024, 18:00 PM