Prof Abu Ahsan Mohammad Shamsul Arefin Siddique, widely known as AAMS Arefin Siddique, passed away at a city hospital yesterday.

Dhaka University’s (DU) senate members are stunned over a circular issued by the education ministry that announced temporary appointment of Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman as acting vice-chancellor of the university.

Dhaka University’s vice chancellor is attacked and its registrar suspended over its annual publication that mentioned Ziaur Rahman as the first president of Bangladesh.