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Flat allotment of 13 DU officers, employees cancelled allegedly without investigation

Tausiful Islam

Acting Estate Manager Fatema Binte Mustafa of Dhaka University (DU) issued notices to 13 university officers and employees on Sunday to vacate their flats by October 31 allegedly without proper investigation.After a series of reports published on the Daily Observer this year regarding illegal sublet tenant accommodation in university's residential areas, the DU authorities investigated ...

Ban BCL: Demand student orgs

It's a terrorist group, say student leaders

Tausiful Islam

Student organisations on Thursday demanded banning Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) as a terrorist group.Top leaders of student organisations told the Daily Observer, BCL never stood by common students; rather its leaders and activists were involved in atrocities, raping, looting, extortion, and tender manipulation.They, however, observed that the BCL has already been unofficially banned as people ...

UGC's application requirements for C’wealth Scholarship found confusing, impractical

Tausiful Islam

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on July 31 issued circulars inviting aspiring faculties of public universities and other Bangladeshi nationals to submit applications, within September 15 and 18 respectively for Commonwealth Scholarship 2025-26, with (un)conditional offer letters from United Kingdom universities for admission in September/October 2025 session.Faculties have found the requirements of submitting conditional offer ...

Mahmood's 38yrs journey as DU PRO ends

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Mahmood Alam, Director of Public Relations Office (PRO) at Dhaka University (DU), retired on October 14, completing an eventful career of around 38 years in this profession.Beginning his career as a journalist at the Bangladesh Observer, Mahmood later joined DU PRO as a reporter on December 28, 1986.He became Director on November 12, 2018.Talking to ...

Roles In July Movement

600 DU BCL activists' academic fate uncertain

Tausiful Islam

At least 600 leaders and activists of different units of Bangladesh Chhatra League's Dhaka University (DU) branch are now facing uncertain future whether they can complete their studies as a group of university students have announced to boycott them from residential halls and prevent them from classrooms and examination centres for their alleged subversive activities ...

Can JCD give up political tailism?

Tausiful Islam

As Bangladesh stands on the brink of a new political landscape after fall of Sheikh Hasina on August 5, calls to reform traditional politics gained momentum. On campuses across the country, students are demanding a political environment free from what they term 'political tailism'.Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of Awami League, and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal ...

No dengue death on Friday, least cases in last 14 days

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The country reported no dengue-related deaths in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, marking the first time in 22 days that there were no fatalities. The last time, no dengue death was recorded on September 13.A total of 34,438 people were affected by the mosquito-borne disease this year, with 177 reported deaths.However, a significant decrease ...

Calls for ban on student politics at DU fading after Shibir surfaces

Tausiful Islam

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5, a segment of Dhaka University (DU) students expressed their discontent by calling for a total ban on party politics on the campus, citing dark spells of torture, intimidation, extortion by political elements belonging to the then ruling parties. However, this once loud demand has diminished ...

Dengue danger deepens daily

57pc of total cases and 47pc of deaths occur in September

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The threat of dengue fever is escalating daily, with the mosquito-borne disease claiming eight lives on Sunday-the highest daily death toll recorded this year. Among the deceased, five were residents of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), while one each came from the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Khulna, and Barishal. This brings the total death toll ...

Shibir reveals identities of DU unit Prez, Secy

Full-fledged committee soon: Central President

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Shibir reveals identities of DU unit Prez, Secy

Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (BICS) has recently revealed identities of its Dhaka University (DU) unit President and General Secretary.Abu Shadik Kayem, a 2016-17 session student of Political Science and a resident at Masterda Surja Sen Hall, was declared the branch's President while SM Farhad, 2017-18 session student of Social Welfare and Research and a resident ...