Sirajul Islam Rubel

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.    

Two more student gangs -- “Nishachor” and “Bhai Brothers” -- had been carrying out criminal activities on Dhaka University campus for several years, say students.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Once upon a time, the country’s port city was celebrated for its lush vegetation and green hills. However, in the last three decades, the city has already lost half its greenery to unchecked, unplanned urbanisation.

Chhatra League yesterday expelled 17 leaders and activists of its Eden Mohila College unit for their alleged involvement in anti-disciplinary activities.

One senior cop in Dhaka has reportedly developed a habit of turning a peaceful gathering into a bloodied one, as witnessed in several events over a few months.

Some four months ago, 10-year-old Shawon’s daily routine included attending school, playing his favourite games with his friends and reading story books.

A Dhaka University student today (August 30, 2022) started a sit-in in front of the university’s administrative building to press home an eight-point demand, including addressing the mismanagement in official services.