‘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
BCL central committee: It’s a DU show
Dhaka University students have been selected for the majority of crucial positions in the central committee of the Awami League-backed student organisation, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
DU struggles to spend measly research funds
Academicians often cite insufficient grants allocated by the University Grants Commission as a reason for poor number of research work.
18 June 2023, 01:20 AM
Criminology dept at DU: Dogged by irregularities
The Criminology Department of Dhaka University is apparently plagued by so many irregularities that students wrote to the vice-chancellor and even pleaded before the High Court for remedy
15 June 2023, 01:30 AM
800 DU students face uncertainty
The finance department at Dhaka University did not grant any marks to approximately 800 students from four batches who skipped one of two midterm examinations.
28 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Longing for home on Eid day
For Muslims, Eid-ul-Fitr is one of the biggest festivities, when families and friends come together to celebrate the momentous occasion, amid joy and happiness..Eid excitement is in the air, but it is quite elusive for the foreign students living in Sir PJ Hartog International Hall of Dhak
21 April 2023, 14:35 PM
Renting Ambulance at Govt Hospitals: Patients forced to pay double
Patients across the country are forced to pay almost double the usual fares for ambulances because of a cartel of ambulance owners at public hospitals.
3 April 2023, 01:20 AM
DU beset with gang crimes
Two more student gangs -- “Nishachor” and “Bhai Brothers” -- had been carrying out criminal activities on Dhaka University campus for several years, say students.
29 March 2023, 01:40 AM
Iftar away from home
For many residential university students, Ramadan entails staying miles away from home and missing out on homemade dishes. But residential students of Dhaka University have found solace in their “second home” at the campus dorms.
25 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Shishu Palli: Much more than an orphanage
Anika (not her real name) lost her parents shortly after her birth seven years ago. She was brought to SOS Children’s Village (Shishu Palli) in the capital’s Shyamoli at the age of three days because she had no one to take care of her.
10 March 2023, 18:00 PM
A group of wayward BCL activists are responsible
Chhatra League President Saddam Hossain has held a section of activists of the student body responsible for the recent incidents of violence and scandals at educational institutions.
22 February 2023, 01:20 AM
BCL stays off the leash
Bangladesh Chhatra League will regain its past glory. This was what Sheikh Wali Asif Enan pledged once he became the general secretary of the pro-Awami League student organisation in December last year
22 February 2023, 01:00 AM
The DU students who mug people after sunset
A married couple left their Nazimuddin Road residence to visit their uncle’s home in Dhaka University area. When they arrived at DU’s Shaheed Minar premises, a group of 10 to 12 men, led by DU BCL activists, intercepted them, mercilessly beat them, stole Tk 22,000 and their ATM card, and left.
12 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Master’s at DU: Will the CGPA 3.25 requirement be a barrier to entry?
While students were happy with Dhaka University's decision to allow graduates from other institutions to enrol in its master's degree courses, they expressed dissatisfaction over the university setting a CGPA of 3.25 as minimum requirement for giving admission tests.
25 January 2023, 04:55 AM
DU regular master’s now open for all
From now on, students who have completed their bachelor’s from Bangladeshi universities will be able to enrol into the regular master’s programmes of Dhaka University.
22 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Beating opposition for promotion
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) have become unusually active in Dhaka to please the higher-ups of the ruling Awami League ahead of the selection of top BCL leaders before December 24.
11 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Need leadership that can change BCL image
Chhatra League leaders and activists are expecting that the organistion will have a new leadership that will be able to restore its past glory and work to realise Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dream of building a “Smart Bangladesh”.
7 December 2022, 01:30 AM
Top posts in chhatra league: 30 may be new age bar before council
The age limit for the activists aspiring to get top positions in Bangladesh Chhatra League central committee is likely to be relaxed once again ahead of the biannual council of the pro-Awami League student body.
5 December 2022, 01:00 AM
Celebration or chaos?
Reckless driving, sound pollution and overcrowding have become a common scene at Dhaka University these days, especially at night as a huge number of spectators come to watch the World Cup football live matches in front of three screens set up at Haji Muhammad Muhsin Hall field and TSC area.
4 December 2022, 18:00 PM
RPO defied as parent parties run BCL, JCD
The Representation of the People Order clearly states that no student organisation can be an associate body of a political party, but Chhatra League and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal are still being run as the associate bodies of the Awami League and the BNP.
8 November 2022, 02:30 AM
DU sexual harassment: Student yet to get justice as probe drags on
A Dhaka University student, who brought an allegation of sexual harassment against a teacher in December last year, is yet to get justice as the university’s anti-sexual harassment cell could not finish its probe eight months on.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM