Rajshahi University folklore students demanded quota under public service commission for those taking degrees in the subject. To press their demand, the department students held a press conference at the university’s central cafeteria on Saturday in which Mahbub Hossain, a master’s level student was the main
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Teacher crisis cripples RU Bangla dept
Academic activities at Bangla department of Rajshahi University (RU) are being severely hampered due to acute shortage of teachers. More than half of the teaching posts out of total 26 remain vacant for longer time, much to the cause of concern for over five hundred students of the department about their
2 Bangladeshis claim formulating equations
Faster Than Speed of Light 2 Bangladeshis claim formulating equations Two Rajshahi physicists yesterday claimed to have formulated three equations and several fundamental constants suggesting that subatomic particles move faster than the speed of light. Speaking at a press conference at Juberi Bhaban of Rajshahi University (RU), one of the physicists Dr M Osman Gani ... Read more
RU teachers, students demand withdrawal of all cases
Rajshahi University teachers and students on Saturday demanded that the government and the authorities concerned should withdraw the cases filed against the university students in connection with the August 2007 campus protests. Campus protests began on August 20 with Dhaka University students taking to the streets
Photo, painting exhibition at RU marking World Indigenous Day
Students of Rajshahi University (RU), representing the ethnic communities, organised a day-long photo and painting exhibition on the campus to mark World Indigenous Day on August 9. Adibashi Students Association of Rajshahi University (ASARU), a body of ethnic minority students of the plane land, organised the exhibition at the university central library premises
RU journalism dept marks 20th anniv
The two-day programmes marking the 20th founding anniversary of the mass communication and journalism department of Rajshahi University began on the campus on Saturday. Planning minister AK Khondoker inaugurated the programme as chief guest at around 9:00am while vice-chancellor Professor Abdus Sobhan presided over the inaugural
RU founding anniversary celebration starts today
Rajshahi University is going to celebrate its 58th founding anniversary today with festivities. The celebration, originally scheduled for July 6, the founding day of the university, was delayed because of the countrywide general strike enforced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on that day. Marking the day, the university authorities will hold a host of programmes, ... Read more
Students with disabilities pass hard time at RU
Visually-impaired students are not admitted More than 100 students with disabilities at Rajshahi University find it difficult to pursue their studies as the university lacks the necessary facilities. Their demands, which they raised to the authorities more than once, include reserved seats in the university transport, disabled-friendly lifts and toilets, slopes to get into the ... Read more
Rajshahi Univ central library goes automated
The Rajshahi University central library with its rich collection of books is under process of automated, says officials. Library official Bidhan Chandra Das says the authorities concerned have under taken the programme with a view to making modern computerised system available to the students, teachers and
Short Film Chhaya Manush Premieres at RU
The premier show of “Chhaya Manush”, a short film directed by students of Mass Communication and Journalism department of Rajshahi University (RU), was held on the university campus recently. The film follows the son of a sex worker who studies at a university and highlights the unfair social stigma that plagues the life of the ... Read more
9 JCD men hurt in BCL attack in RU
Nine students including three leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhata Dal (JCD) of Rajshahi University (RU) unit were injured as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists on Wednesday attacked a JCD procession. Of the injured, the condition of JCD convener Arafat Reza Ashiq is critical, reports our RU correspondent. Sources said over one hundred BCL leaders and activists ... Read more
Bishwabidyalay Theatre observes 24yrs
Bishwabidyalay Theatre launched a three-day programme in Rajshahi University on Thursday, on the occasion of its 24th founding anniversary. The activists of the theatre brought out a procession on the campus marking the occasion. The procession was inaugurated by Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation secretary general
Construction of RU Motihar Hall yet to be completed
The reconstruction of Rajshahi University Motihar Hall is yet to be finished though it was scheduled to be completed within 2009, said the sources in the university. When contacted over phone, RU vice-chancellor Abdus Sobhan on Saturday, admitting to the authorities’ failure to complete the hall reconstruction, blamed inadequate
RUXRA Executive body formed
Ex-Rovers of Rajshahi University formed a new organisation named Rajshahi University Ex-Rovers Association (RUXRA) at a meeting held in a city hotel recently, says a press release. MM Kamrul Hashan was elected president of 19-member RUXRA committee. Shakil Meraj, Delwar Hossain and Dr Anwarul Islam were elected vice-presidents while Md Fakruzzaman