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‘Bijoy theke Bijoye’ Natya Utsab begins at Shilpakala Academy

The festival — a joint initiative of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), the Mohanagar Natya Sangsad, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the Literary and Cultural Centre — runs from Thursday through Saturday and is timed to coincide with Victory Day commemorations.

Ducsu should be able to play a stronger role in ensuring quality food

Ducsu constitution should be reformed to ensure its effective participation in student welfare activities.

Ducsu election: Identity, strategy, and the politics

Those who won the Ducsu election on Tuesday have set a new precedent.

Some allegations in otherwise smooth voting

Voters stood in long queues in blazing September heat yesterday, eager to cast what was, for most, the first ballot of their lives.

Huge turnout, festivity mark Ducsu polls

Brimming with excitement and hope, thousands of students cast their votes in the Ducsu and hall union elections yesterday, as renewed democratic spirit and festive energy swept through the Dhaka University campus.

A new breed of politics may take shape

Mushtuq Husain, who was elected Ducsu general secretary in 1989, expects the rise of a new generation of politics in Bangladesh in the wake of this year’s central student union polls in Dhaka University.

DUCSU elections: How are students feeling about it?

The Dhaka University Central Students' Union, more commonly known as the DUCSU, is holding elections after six long years. But arguably, a fair election has not been held since the 1990s. The last DUCSU election, held in 2019 under the Awami League government, was marred by controversies and ele

Ducsu election: Classes to remain closed only on Sept 9

Classes and exams will continue as usual on September 8 and 10

DU restricts outsiders in dormitories ahead of Ducsu, hall polls

Chief Returning Officer said in an official notification issued today

September 4, 2025
September 4, 2025

DUCSU elections: How are students feeling about it?

The Dhaka University Central Students' Union, more commonly known as the DUCSU, is holding elections after six long years. But arguably, a fair election has not been held since the 1990s. The last DUCSU election, held in 2019 under the Awami League government, was marred by controversies and ele

September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025

Ducsu election: Classes to remain closed only on Sept 9

Classes and exams will continue as usual on September 8 and 10

September 2, 2025
September 2, 2025

DU restricts outsiders in dormitories ahead of Ducsu, hall polls

Chief Returning Officer said in an official notification issued today

August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025

Hamim for Ducsu charter changes to ensure rights

Shaikh Tanvir Baree Hamim, the general secretary candidate from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)-nominated panel in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union election, has pledged to bring major changes to the Ducsu constitution.

August 27, 2025
August 27, 2025

A non-inclusive July Charter will be a betrayal

If the charter turns out to be a document that serves only the majority and the powerful, and if it is imposed upon the rest, it will be a huge disappointment.

August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025

Housing, food may top the manifestos

Panels contesting Ducsu election are signalling key reform priorities in their upcoming manifestos

August 23, 2025
August 23, 2025

Ducsu polls: Candidates start reaching out to voters

Ahead of the central students’ union and hall union elections on September 9, informal campaigns have begun at Dhaka University.

August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025

Ducsu: From student union to shaping Bangladesh’s politics

From Language Movement to anti-Ershad protests, Dhaka University’s student body left a lasting mark on national history

August 16, 2025
August 16, 2025

DUCSU polls 2025: Democracy’s dress rehearsal?

We can view the holding of DUCSU polls (followed by JUCSU and RUCSU polls in the same month) as a step towards rebuilding democracy from the foundation.

April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019

Tougher demo if no action against attackers by April 8: Nur

Ducsu VP Nurul Haq Nur threatens to launch a tougher movement if the authorities of Dhaka University do not take any action by April 8 against those who assaulted him and a resident student in two separate incidents.