A two-day international conference titled "International Conference on Appropriate Technology for Healthcare in LMICs" began on Sunday at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building of Dhaka University (DU). The conference focuses on the development and implementation of affordable, accessible,

Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq, an eminent writer, researcher, academic and president of Bangla Academy, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday at the age of 85.  According to family sources, Prof Huq had gone to a restaurant in Mirpur for a family gathering in the afternoon when he sudden

A General Diary (GD) has been filed with Shahbagh Police Station against actress Meher Afroz Shawon, Mahiya Mahi, and a woman, Shanta Farzana, accusing them of defaming and spreading propaganda against the July Movement.   Representatives of an organization called Rashtra Sanglap Forum submi

The Dhaka University (DU) celebrated its 106th founding anniversary on Wednesday with a series of colourful programmes, including a grand rally, flag hoisting, cake-cutting ceremony, discussion sessions, cultural performances and a concert. Teachers, students, officers, employees and alumni took pa

Five Senate members, representing the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), walked out of the Senate session on Monday, as a decision to change the names of five DU facilities named after the Sheikh family members was not finalised. The DUCSU representatives who walked out were Vice-Pr

Dhaka University authorities have presented Tk10.33 billion (Tk 1,033.21 crore) proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, with more than half of the total allocation earmarked for salaries and allowances of teachers, officers and employees. The proposed budget is Tk 58.41 million lower than the

Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Dr A B M Obaidul Islam has announced a 20-year academic development plan aimed at transforming the university into a world-class institution. He unveiled the plan, titled "Dhaka University Academic Plan (2026-2046)," during his speech as the Senate chairman at

Six former students of the University of Dhaka (DU), including a woman, have alleged that they were harassed while going to watch a FIFA World Cup football match at the field of Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall. They claimed that Hall Student Union's Social Service Secretary Saju Mia was involved in th