SUST protests: Students’ open discussion today

Since this morning, SUST campus has been quiet following the end of the hunger strike that began on January 19 -- demanding the resignation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology's Vice-Chancellor.
27 January 2022

Students withdraw barricades from SUST main gate; VC’s residence

The protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology last night withdrew their barricades from the university's main gate and the vice chancellor's residence at the request of former professors Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and Yasmeen Haque.
26 January 2022

Early curfews at women’s dormitories: An outdated practice

The process comes with plenty of inconveniences for the students.
26 January 2022

Too many engineers?

What's with this fascination towards engineering?
26 January 2022

Sust hunger strike ends

After 163 hours, 28 students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology ended their hunger strike yesterday at the request of former Sust professors Muhammed Zafar Iqbal and Yasmeen Haque.
26 January 2022

Resignation of SUST VC not a solution: Dipu Moni

Urging the protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) to withdraw the ongoing movement, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today said resignation of the vice chancellor is not a solution.
26 January 2022

5 former SUST students get bail

A Sylhet court today granted bail to five former students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) who were detained from Dhaka on Monday for donating financial assistance to the demonstrators.
26 January 2022

‘A monster, not human’: Dr Zafar Iqbal says about SUST VC

Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, former professor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, today called the university’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Farid Uddin Ahmed “a monster.”
26 January 2022

'I’m giving Tk 10,000, arrest me if you can', Dr Zafar Iqbal says at SUST

Expressing his frustration with the arrest of five former students for financially supporting the ongoing movement demanding the resignation of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Vice-Chancellor Prof Farid Uddin Ahmed, Dr Zafar Iqbal told reporters, "It's not a crime to support a student movement."
26 January 2022

SUST students break hunger strike after 163 hours at Dr Zafar Iqbal's request

Twenty-eight Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) students ended their 'hunger strike until death' after 163 hours, at 10:20am today -- at the request of renowned writer and former SUST Professor Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal.
26 January 2022

Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal on his way to SUST

Renowned writer and academic Professor Muhammed Zafar Iqbal is on his way to Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).
25 January 2022

Demonstrations in SUST: Five alumni held for donating to students

The Criminal Investigation Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Monday detained five former students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology for donating money to demonstrating students on campus demanding the resignation of the vice-chancellor.
25 January 2022

Session jam only getting longer at DU

Students of different departments from the academic session of 2016-17 at Dhaka University, who are done with the final exams, are unable to apply for jobs due to delay in publishing results.
25 January 2022

Donating to SUST demo: Case filed against five former students

A case has been filed against five former students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet, who were picked up earlier by law enforcers.
25 January 2022

CID hands over 5 former students of SUST to Sylhet police

Criminal Investigation Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has handed over five former students of Sylhet University of Science and Technology, whom they picked up earlier, to Sylhet police.
25 January 2022

Covid causing 'nearly insurmountable' losses to education globally: UNICEF

School closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic have caused "nearly insurmountable" losses in education among children around the world, UNICEF said on Monday.
25 January 2022

SUST students reconnect electricity to VC's residence after 30 hours

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) early today reconnected electricity to the VC's residence after over 30 hours.
25 January 2022

Mobile banking numbers of protesting SUST students disabled, medical support stopped

The mobile banking numbers of the current and former SUST students used to receive financial assistance for the ongoing protest have stopped working since last afternoon, said students of the university.
25 January 2022

2 former students of SUST picked up for 'sending money to protesters’

Two former students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) were picked up allegedly by members of Criminal Investigation Department last night.
25 January 2022

President now ‘our only hope’

Protesting students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology are waiting for President Abdul Hamid’s response to their open letter sent to Bangabhaban on January 18.
24 January 2022