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371 university teachers demand action over ‘Baul’ controversy — call to stop misleading religious claims
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371 university teachers demand action over ‘Baul’ controversy — call to stop misleading religious claims

A coalition of 371 university and medical college teachers on Saturday issued a strongly worded statement demanding prompt legal action against Baul leader Abul Sarkar and calling for an end to what they described as the “fraudulent promotion” of Baul practices in the guise of Islam. The declaration — coordinated by the platform MulloBodh Andolon...

BAU’s National Career Carnival returns — top recruiters, CV clinics and startup pitches set to land on campus
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BAU’s National Career Carnival returns — top recruiters, CV clinics and startup pitches set to land on campus

Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) kicked off the Third National Career Carnival (NCC 3.0) on Friday morning, drawing students from across cohorts to workshops, employer panels and CV-and-interview clinics — with a full-scale job fair scheduled for Saturday on the university helipad where major corporate recruiters will set up stalls. Organised by the BAU Career Club...

DU law professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Curzon released from jail after High Court grants interim bail
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DU law professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Curzon released from jail after High Court grants interim bail

Dhaka University law faculty member Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Curzon was released from Dhaka Central Jail (Keraniganj) on Friday evening after the High Court granted him interim bail earlier this week, university and jail officials said. The jail administration received a certified copy of the High Court order on Friday afternoon, after which authorities completed...

Countdown to SUCSU polls — draft voter list republished; candidates start paperwork on Dec 2 
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Countdown to SUCSU polls — draft voter list republished; candidates start paperwork on Dec 2 

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology’s (SUST) election commission on Friday issued a revised timetable for the SUCSU (central students’ union) and hall union polls, announcing that nomination papers will be distributed on 2 December and that the final campus-wide vote will be held on 20 January 2026. Under the revised schedule, the election commission...

 JU students stuck inside a flagged building: MH Hall demolition drags on a year and a half after expert hire 
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 JU students stuck inside a flagged building: MH Hall demolition drags on a year and a half after expert hire 

More than a year and a half after Jahangirnagar University appointed a structural expert to advise on the demolition of Mir Mosharraf Hossain (MH) Hall, there has been no visible action to dismantle the building — despite an earlier government directive that placed the hall among dozens of structures to be vacated and removed. The...

DU inks talks with Turkish NGO to rebuild central mosque — modern complex with research, learning labs planned
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DU inks talks with Turkish NGO to rebuild central mosque — modern complex with research, learning labs planned

Dhaka University officials held talks on Friday with representatives of the Turkish non-profit IDDEF over the reconstruction of the varsity’s central mosque complex, advancing plans for a modern facility that will combine worship space with education, research and other campus amenities.  The delegation from IDDEF, led by its president Mehmet Turan and international coordinator Salahuddin...