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RU soil being taken to brick kiln

A local contractor took a lease of 3.306-acre (10 Bighas) of land of Rajshahi University (RU) for 4 years. University Agricultural Project leased him the land on a condition of not taking the soil of the land outside the campus. However, the contractor did not follow that condition and took the soil...

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RU employees stage demo demanding easy loan

Rajshahi University employees from 3 different organisations on Monday staged a demonstration and locked the administration building of the university demanding easy loan with 5 per cent interest rate and transferring vice manager of the account department. They took the position in front of th...

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Over three lakh applications for RU admission test

A total of 3 lakh and 5 thousand applications have been submitted for the 2020-21 session’shonours 1st year admission test of Rajshahi University. ICT centre director of the university Babul Islam on Friday confirmed the matter to the media.Babul Islam said, “1,16,217 applications have b...

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RU admission tests to begin on June 14

The first year graduate (honors) admission tests for 2020-2021 academic year of Rajshahi University will start from June 14 this year.The decision of holding the admission tests was taken at a meeting held by the admission test sub-committee at the conference room of Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam adminis...

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RUET student found dead

The body of a student of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) was recovered from a hostel adjacent to Kazla area in Rajshahi city on Sunday noon.The deceased was identified as Shakkhor Saha, student of Civil Engineering department of the university. He hailed from Faridpur distri...

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RU to observe Teachers’ Day on Feb 18

Authorities of Rajshahi University (RU) and various professional organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the Teachers’ Day on February 18 on the university campus in a befitting manner. On this day during the mass-upsurge movement of 1969, the-then Proctor of RU and...

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RUPC gets new committee

The new executive committee of Rajshahi University Press Club (RUPC) has been formed recently. Salman Shakil of Jagonews24.com has been made president and Sohanur Rahman Sumon of The Financial Express became general secretary for 2021-22 term.The election of RUPC was held at its office on Saturday. ...

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RU bans outsiders on Valentine’s Day

Rajshahi, February 13: The Rajshahi University (RU) authorities decided to ban externals to enter the university campus on Valentine’s Day and instructed all to leave the campus before 6.00 pm.Rajshahi University proctor professor Lutfor Rahman on Saturday afternoon ensured this to the journal...

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RU entry test application process begins Mar 7

Rajshahi University’s 2020-21 academic session admission test primary application will continue from March 07 to March 18. Forty Five thousand students from each unit will be selected for the final test and the final application will continue from March 23 to March 31.The decision was taken on...

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RU students demand hall reopening

A group of students of Rajshahi University on Monday formed a human chain on the campus to press home their five-point demand, including opening residential halls and activating academic activities.They also demanded providing examinations routine of different years by March, completing stuck examin...

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RU female student commits suicide

Police recovered the body of a female student of Rajshahi University (RU) from a hostel in Mirzapur area in Rajshahi on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Mobashshira Tahsin Ira, a 3rd year student of law department of the university, hailing from Kendua upazila of Netrakona district.Chai...

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Expulsion of KU teachers, students protested

Rajshahi University teachers and students under different banners on Thursday protested against Khulna University authority’s decision of the expulsion of three teachers and two students, reports our RU Correspondent.They formed human chain and silent procession carrying placard and holding bl...

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RU VC gets legal notice to close investigation

A legal notice has been sent to Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University (RU) Professor M Abdus Sobhan to postpone the activities of an investigation body formed against Crop Science and Technology Department Professor Dr. Md. Ali Asgar.Advocate Noor-e-Kamaruzzaman Iran, on behalf of Professor Ali Asg...

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RU law dept gets new chairman

Rajahahi University Law department professor Dr. Md Hasibul Alam Prodhan on Sunday took charge of the department as it’s 27th chairman.He said after holding the position, My main goal is to sustain the department’s pride and dignity by developing academic activities. That’s why I h...

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‘Muslin to be made affordable for ordinary people’

Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi has said that regaining of Muslin is a great achievement in Mujib Barsho. It is immensely important to contain the heritage of Bengali, he added. He also said that the Muslin is backing for dead and it will be brought within the reach of laymen of ...

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Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day observed at RU

The Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed in Rajshahi University in a befitting manner on Sunday (January 10). The day programme starts with the placing of floral wreath at the foot of the portrait of Bangabandhu at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Ha...

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Prof Salam joins RU as Registrar

Prof M Abdus Salam has joined as the Registrar of Rajshahi University on Thursday afternoon. Prior to joining the present post, he had been working as the Controller of Examinations on contractual basis from 2019. Prof M. Abdus Salam also worked as the Registrar of Rajshahi University from 2000...

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RU registrar resigns

The registrar of Rajshahi University Professor MA Bari has tendered his resignation from the post on Wednesday.The Syndicate Meeting of RU held on Thursday has accepted his resignation, informed Professor Abdul Alim, Member of Syndicate and Provost of Mother Baux Hall of RU.Professor Abdul Alim said...

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RU honours, master’s exams begin Jan

The Rajshahi University authorities have decided to hold honours’ final year and master’s final exams from         January 2.Exams will be held offline with keeping the university dormitories closed. The decision came a meeting of the university’s academic counc...

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RU won’t join online admission test

The Rajshahi University authorities decided not to take online admission tests. The decision was taken in the 252th academic council held on Tuesday at the senate building of the university.Vice Chancellor of the university Prof M Abdus Sobhan presided over the meeting. University public relation of...