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DU VC reminds of debt to martyrs, injured of July Uprising

DU Correspondent

Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan on Thursday emphasised the importance of remembering the debt owed to the martyrs and the injured of the July Uprising.Speaking at a memorial event at the university's Teacher-Student Centre (TSC), he urged everyone to fulfill their responsibilities while keeping the sacrifices of the uprising in mind.Prof Khan ...

Scammers lure thousands to Dhaka from districts with interest-free loan offer

Mastermind, 18 others detained

DU Correspondent

Scammers lure thousands to Dhaka from districts with interest-free loan offer

Thousands of people from various districts flocked to Shahbagh in Dhaka early on Monday, drawn by promises of interest-free loans ranging from Tk 1 lakh to Tk 1 crore. However, the rally, which was set to take place at Shahbagh Intersection at 10:00am, turned out to be part of a scam. In connection with the incident, police ...

Exclusion of Wasim's valour story from textbooks discriminatory: JCD Secy

DU Correspondent

The interim government's decision to include valour stories of July martyrs Abu Sayeed and Mir Mughda in textbooks while excluding the courageous story of martyr Wasim Akram, a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader of Chattogram College, has been criticised as discriminatory by JCD central General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir.He alleged that Wasim Akram's exclusion is ...

Coffin procession at DU demands ban on AL, JP, cohorts

DU Correspondent

A group of activists under banner of 'Anti-Fascist Student-People' on Wednesday held a coffin procession on Dhaka University (DU) campus demanding ban on Awami League (AL), Jatiya Party (JP) and their collaborators.The protesters began the procession from the Teacher-Student Center (TSC) premises at noon, carrying coffins bearing the portraits of Sheikh Hasina and Rashed Khan ...

Illegal makeshift shops at Suhrawardy Udyan evicted

DU Correspondent

Illegal makeshift shops inside the historic Suhrawardy Udyan, adjacent to Dhaka University (DU) campus, were evicted on Sunday.The eviction drive was carried out in the presence of representatives from the Public Works Department (PWD), Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and the DU Proctorial Mobile Team. Prior to this, announcements were made on Friday and Saturday through loudspeakers, notifying ...

JCD forms full-fledged DU committee

DU Correspondent

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Thursday issued full-fledged committee of its Dhaka University (DU) chapter comprising 242 members.JCD President Md Rakibul Islam Rakib and General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir approved the committee with Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahos as President and Nahiduzzaman Shipon as General Secretary of the DU unit.Ganesh is a 2010-11 session student of ...

Student coordinators demand removal of ‘controversial advisers’

Ultimatum given

DU Correspondent

Student coordinators demand removal of ‘controversial advisers’

Dhaka University (DU) students and Anti-Discrimination Student Movement coordinators staged a demonstration on the campus on Monday, in protest against the latest appointment of advisers without student participation. They consider the inclusion of what they term "fascist collaborators" in the council of advisers of the interim government as a dishonor to the blood of martyrs ...

DUJA gets new body

DU Correspondent

The Dhaka University Journalists' Association (DUJA) on Monday got a new body with Mohiuddin Mujahid Mahi of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha as President and Mutaher Hussain of Daily Janakantha as General Secretary for 2024-25 session.Chief Election Commissioner Riadul Karim announced the results at DUJA office in the afternoon.Other office bearers of the nine-member executive body are: ...

Polls Only After Reforms

People didn't die just for elections, says Sarjis

DU Correspondent

Anti-Discrimination Student Movement coordinator Sarjis Alam said on Saturday that 2,000 people did not sacrifice their lives and half a million didn't shed blood solely for elections.He advocated for reforms of the critical systems, urging that elections under an interim government should occur only after necessary reforms are completed.Sarjis made the remarks at a financial ...

Student co-coordinator Mehedi show-caused for alleged misdemeanour

DU Correspondent

Mehedi Hasan Babu, central co-coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, was issued a show-cause notice for his alleged inappropriate behaviour with a female student.This information was shared in a statement signed by Abdul Hannan Masud, the chief organiser of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, on Friday.The notice reads: "Mehedi Hasan Babu, co-coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student ...