Author: Jeet Dey

The Department of Law at North South University (NSU) organized a webinar titled ‘Hints of Sexual Violence: What the Akayesu Trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Can Teach Us About Uncovering Sexual Violence Testimony in Conflict Archives’ on 27 May.Barrister Arafat Hosen Khan, Chair, Department of Law, North South University, gave the introductory remarks. Professor Rosemary Byrne, Professor of Legal Studies, at New York University Abu Dhabi, was the guest speaker in the webinar. In the webinar, Professor Byrne discussed the testimony of sexual violence in conflicts that historically occupy a liminal space in archives. She pointed out…

Candidates of the Rangpur division have staged a human chain and protested to demand the cancellation of the first phase examination for the recruitment of primary teachers. More than five hundred candidates of eight districts of Rangpur Division participated in this gathering held in front of Rangpur Press Club at 11 o’clock on Friday (December 15). They demanded the cancellation of the examination by alleging question leakage and corruption through digital device fraud. At that time, the examinees complained, Police seized hundreds of devices and arrested 192 people including teachers from different districts of Rangpur division due to leaking questions…

Brac University has announced the joining of Dr Shaila Sultana as the new director of the Brac Institute of Languages (BIL), effective December 3, 2023. Dr Sultana will take on her new role officially in February 2024, says a press release issued on Thursday. Formerly she was the head of the Department of English Language at the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka. She has over 70 publications in prominent international and national journals and books, making noteworthy contributions to applied linguistics and sociolinguistics. According to the AD Scientific Index, she holds the 2nd and 5th highest cited author…

Actress and Rajshahi-1 constituency independent candidate Sharmin Akhter Nipa (Mahia Mahi) has been summoned by the Election Inquiry Committee for violating the Election Code of Conduct. On Friday (December 15), Chairman of the Inquiry Committee (Joint District and Sessions Judge, 2nd Court) Md. Abu Saeed summoned her. In the letter sent to Mahi, you are informed that on December 14, under the heading ‘Mahi seeking votes in violation of the code of conduct’, the news has been published that ‘after the return of the candidates, campaigning has started in violation of the code of conduct for the upcoming 12th Parliament…

Dhaka College is decorated with colorful lights on the occasion of Great Victory Day. To commemorate this special day, the main gate of the college is decorated with colorful lights of red and green. The administrative building colored with red and green lighting that has turned into a piece of red and green flag. On Friday (December 15), the road from the main gate to the administration building and the canteen premises has been illuminated. In the evening, the entire campus glows with red, blue and green lights. Everyone’s mind was taken away by the dazzling light. Those concerned say…

After the devastating bowling of Maruf Mridha, Ariful’s impeccable innings of 94 runs from 90 balls secured a 4-wicket victory over arch-rivals India. Along with that, Bangladesh reached the final of the U-19 Asia Cup remaining undefeated. In the final, their surprising opponent is United Arab Emirates who Pakistan in semi-final. India scored 188 runs in the first innings after losing the toss at the ICC Sports Academy ground in Dubai on Friday (December 15). In response, Bangladesh reached the port of victory with 43 balls in hand. Ariful is the hero of Bangladesh’s run chase by scoring 94 runs…

YouTube has posted on their official handle about RJ Kibria, one of the most popular content creators of Bangladesh, did a great job of repatriating more than 350 lost people to their families through his YouTube program ‘Apan Thikana’. This is the first time YouTube has posted about any content creators from Bangladesh. Recently RJ Kibria was interviewed by YouTube about the great work of bringing back 350 missing persons to their families mainly through the ‘Apan Thikana’ YouTube channel. YouTube wrote about the interview in their official blog post titled — ‘Champion Reunification – How a Content Creator Helped…

The Proctorial Body of the University took a young man named Farhad Majumdar into police custody on Tuesday for allegedly harassing and abusing a female student of the Anthropology Department of Comilla University (CoU). Later, he was released on bond on the condition of not staying in the area for the next one year. The victim of the harassment confirmed the matter to The Daily Campus on Wednesday (December 15) afternoon. Earlier, in the presence of police, proctorial body and family members of the accused youth, a bond was taken from him for not staying in the area for one…

The bunch admission (GST system) test for the country’s 20 general and science and technology universities began with much hope. Later two more were added to make 22. It was hoped that this would reduce the suffering and cost of the students seeking admission. However, many people think that the purpose has not been fully met. In the meantime, the discussion of the single admission test has started from this year. But that did not see the light of day. As a result, it is assumed that this year’s admission exam will be the same as last year. However, it…

The High Court rejected the ruling issued on the question of validity of the appointment of 138 teachers, officers and employees during the tenure of former Vice-Chancellor Professor M Abdus Sobhan of Rajshahi University (RU). The High Court bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zeenat Haque passed the verdict on Thursday (December 14). At the same time, the two-judge High Court bench said that the concerned authorities should take appropriate action against the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of a public university for illegal activities, any irregularities and misappropriation of money while performing their duties. Advocate Barrister Jyotirmoy Barua appeared for…