Md Asaduz Zaman

Demands for the election to Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (Jucsu) have not yet come to fruition as university authorities have not taken any visible initiative to hold the polls, taking no heed of the student organisations' demand.

When most students are preparing for the HSC exam, which is just a couple of months away, a 19-year-old is toiling away on Jahangirnagar University campus to pay off the money he borrowed from a lender for the exam's registration fees.

Winter is an exciting and festive time for the Jahangirnagar University (JU) community. To welcome the season, students of the campus arranged a three-day-long winter fest from Thursday titled, Heem Utshab, which captured the local culture for the fourth consecutive time, with the theme, Su ashay kete jaak, kuashar ghor.

Even just two years ago, Jayapara lake -- the largest lake on the campus of Jahangirnagar University -- would offer itself as a safe haven for local and migratory birds. These birds would be seen resting on the water or fluttering about among bloomed water lilies -- a sight people from all over the city would travel to JU for.

Children at Sirajganj's Kagmari char are now free from the hassle of making risky journeys to school on boats. They thank O Aa Ka Kha School, the brainchild of Sirajganj resident Dr Nazmul Islam, for that. The school not only saves the little learners' time but also provides them with education materials at a monthly fee of Tk 10 only.

App-based bicycle rental service “JoBike” is becoming popular among students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) as it has made the daily commute within the campus much easier than before.

The Department of Law and Justice of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has been facing an acute shortage of classrooms, forcing students to frequently cancel their regular classes and learn in cramped conditions.

Popular folk band Joler Gaan enthralled a large audience on Tuesday evening at Zahir Raihan Auditorium of Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus to mark the District tour of Standard Chartered-The Daily Star Celebrating Life.

This is a dangerous spot on Dhaka-Aricha highway when it comes to pedestrian crossing. With no footbridge around and a U-turn there, people often have to take one step forward and two steps back because of the speeding vehicles passing every moment. This is a place where an accident is waiting to happen.

Just before the evening rolls out, small groups of students start gathering on the central playground of Jahangirnagar University.

Every morning before he sets out for work, rickshaw-puller Mohammad Ismail, 60, takes a quick glance at the sky and wonders if rain is in forecast.

The High Commission of India in Bangladesh, in association with Jahangirnagar University (JU), recently organised a three-day art competition titled “India@Bangladesh” for young and talented art students on the campus.

A professor at Jahangirnagar University secretly married one of his students, forced her to abort their first child and then divorced her three days after she gave birth to a second one, the victim said in a written complaint to the JU authorities.

The much acclaimed production of Jahangirnagar Theatre 'Tiner Tolowar' was staged at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Sunday night

Like other days, Al Mamun Raza, a resident student of Jahangirnagar University (JU), was walking on the top floor of

With the advent of winter, migratory birds have started to arrive at the lakes of Jahangirnagar University.

Hundreds of young audience thronged Zahir Raihan Auditorium of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday to enjoy a programme of The Daily Star- Standard Chartered Celebrating Life on the campus.

After the sun goes down, they start gathering behind the tea stalls one by one. Some find their spot behind a building, some others behind a large tree.

Ariful Islam Anik, a fourth year student of Bangla department of Jahangirnagar University, left the campus on May 25 for his village home in Kishoreganj. The following day [May 26], he joined as a field executive in a survey conducted by an NGO.

Jahangirnagar University student Nazmul Hossain became sick on Saturday while protesting the deaths of two JU students in a road crash the day before.