‘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
Prof Najma Chowdhury passes away
Dhaka University Professor Emeritus Najma Chowdhury died yesterday, just a few days after testing positive for Covid-19.
8 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Road Dividers in Dhaka: Exotic plants outnumber local species, finds survey
Majority of the plants -- 56 percent -- on the capital’s road dividers are exotic species, which is detrimental to the environment and disrupting the ecosystem, found a recent survey.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM
45pc DU students don’t want online exam, finds survey
Around 45 percent students of Dhaka University don’t want to take part in online exams because of network issues, lack of proper devices, and unfavourable domestic environment, a recent survey has revealed.
18 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Dreams ended too soon
Sumon Hossen was buried at his native village in Jhenaidah on Friday. He was 22 years old. With his death, the hopes and dreams of his parents, which revolved around their son, were also shattered.
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM
The struggle for a seat in a DU dorm
Mir Lokman has been a well-known face on Dhaka University (DU) campus since his first-year as a student. He was the founding president of "DU Mime Action" and staged at least 300 mime dramas at that time at various government and non-government institutes.
4 July 2021, 18:00 PM
DU readies guideline to hold online exams
As the Covid-19 situation has deteriorated in the country, Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to take its postponed examinations online instead of in-person.
26 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Change of plans for building a new TSC
Dhaka University’s Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) is set to be built anew, in line with directives provided by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM
DU students charged dorm, transport fees despite closure
Though they didn’t use dormitory and transport facilities for around a year and half, Dhaka University students will have to pay for those.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Narcos now out to create LSD market
Narcotics smugglers have long been trying to create a market for the hallucinogenic drug called LSD in Bangladesh, targeting college and university students as consumers.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Greenery being erased for beautification!
A project was undertaken to develop the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan and make it greener, but authorities are seemingly contradicting one of their own goals, as under the same project, they are felling old trees to construct buildings.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Buet introduces preliminary tests for admission
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has decided to hold a preliminary entrance test for the 2020-21 honours academic session. This will be held before aspirants sit for the final admission test.
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Small vendors, floating people fear the worst
Ramiz Uddin had become jobless during last year’s shutdown. To carry on with his life, he had taken Tk 2 lakh loan from a bank and invested the money in coconut business.
7 April 2021, 18:00 PM
DU syndicate divided over naming building
The Dhaka University (DU) administration has become divided over naming a to-be-constructed building of University Medical Centre.
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM