The Ministry of Education has approved various development projects of Dhaka University worth about Taka 1.55 billion, reports BSS.
Talking to BSS Thursday, DU Director of Planning and Development Zahirul Haque said DU got the approval for implementing a series of development projects on March 17.
Four Dhaka University (DU) students, who were convicted of violating the Emergency Power Rules (EPR) on the campus August 21-23 last year, filed separate appeals with the Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court yesterday challenging their convictions.
Precious sculptures on the Dhaka University campus, symbol of many glorious historic events of the nation, are losing grandeur due to lack of proper maintenance.
Created by famous sculptors of the country, most of these art works are gathering moss and their plasters are falling as the authorities are not taking initiatives for their repair and cleaning.
A group of academics said Saturday that the caretaker government had no authority to invite international bids for oil and gas exploration and must suspend all such activities.
They made a number of recommendations including giving all necessary assistance and finance for seismic surveys to BAPEX, the state body for exploration and extraction of mineral resources.
The Council of Advisers yesterday okayed a proposal for making public the findings of a one-member judicial committee that probed the August 20-22 violence at Dhaka University.
The approval was given at a meeting of the council with Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair.
