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Some BRUR students end hunger strike

Some of the students of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, who began hunger strike three days ago, demanding a clear roadmap for the central student union election, continued their fast unto death protest on Tuesday...

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Four BRUR students fall ill amid hunger strike

Four students of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur reportedly fell ill on Monday as they began indefinite hunger strike on Sunday, demanding a clear roadmap for the Central Students’ Union election at the institution...

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Professor Kalimullah sent to jail in graft case

A court in Dhaka on Thursday sent former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Professor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, to jail in a case filed over embezzlement of funds from the university’s development project.

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ICT to decide on framing charges against 30 on Aug 6

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday set August 6 to decide whether charges will be framed against 30 accused, including former Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid, over the murder of student Abu Sayeed during the July 16, 2024 protests...

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Reconstructing spaces of violence through counter-forensics

ABU Sayed, a student activist at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, was killed on July 16, 2024. The death became a flashpoint in what would grow into the July uprising. While the Awami League government, toppled in the uprising,  then claimed that Sayed had been killed with bricks and firearms by other protesters, video footage shared widely on social media...

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Charge hearing on July 28

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday set July 28 for hearing charges against Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid Bachchu and 29 others, accused in connection with a crimes against humanity case over killing of Abu Sayeed during 2024 July uprising...

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Abu Sayeed murder deliberate extrajudicial killing

The murder of Abu Sayeed, a student at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, during the 2024 mass uprising was a deliberate extrajudicial killing by the police, according to a counter-forensic investigation jointly conducted by Drik Picture Library and Forensic Architecture, a London-based research agency...

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Newspaper notice for 24 accused to appear by Jul 22 ordered

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday ordered to publish a public notice in newspapers, summoning 24 accused including former Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Md Hasibur Rashid to appear before the court on July 22 in connection with the murder of student activist Abu Sayeed...

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Charges filed against former BRUR VC, 29 others

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Monday submitted formal charges against 30 individuals over the killing of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed in Rangpur during the July 2024 mass uprising...

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ACC sues ex-Rokeya Univ VCs Kalimullah, Nur-un-Nabi

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against five people, including former Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellors Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah and AKM Nur-un-Nabi, on charges of embezzling Tk 4 crore from a development project through corruption...

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Abu Sayeed murder: 71 students punished: BRUR VC

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellor professor Md Showkat Ali on Sunday said that they had punished 71 students over their involvement in the killing of the university student, Abu Sayeed, following disciplinary committee recommendations.

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4 women get Begum Rokeya Padak-2024

Four women were awarded with the ‘Begum Rokeya Padak-2024’ for their outstanding contributions to society, women’s education and women’s empowerment...

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Begum Rokeya Day today

Begum Rokeya Day will be observed on Monday to commemorate the contribution of Begum Rokeya, a pioneer of Bengali women’s education and a social reformer for ensuring equal rights for women and men...

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Begum Rokeya’s philosophical perspective

BEGUM Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, an iconic figure in South Asian feminist thought, stands as a pioneer who championed the cause of women’s emancipation in colonial Bengal. Her progressive ideals and relentless activism align closely with the principles of liberal feminism, which advocate for equality, individual rights, and access to education...

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Rokeya’s fight for freedom

BEGUM Rokeya is remembered and celebrated for her immense contribution to the establishment of women’s rights in British India. Her satirical literary works have modified the thoughts, beliefs, customs and stories of contemporary Muslim society. She rightly pointed out the worthlessness of the tradition that the Muslim society had imposed on women...

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Ex-BRU proctor remanded in Abu Sayeed murder case

A Rangpur court on Tuesday remanded former proctor of Begum Rokeya University Shariful Islam in police custody for three days in connection with the killing of martyr Abu Sayeed, a BRUR student.

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Ex-BRU proctor remanded in Abu Sayeed murder case

A Rangpur court on Tuesday remanded former proctor of Begum Rokeya University Shariful Islam in police custody for three days in connection with the killing of martyr Abu Sayeed, a BRUR student.

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Siblings of Abu Sayeed quit job of Bashundhara

Ramzan Ali and Abu Hossain, two brothers of Begum Rokeya University’s martyred student Abu Sayeed, who was shot dead by the police during the anti-discrimination student movement, left the jobs of Bashundhara Group...

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Highway blocked demanding advisers from northern region  

Hundreds of students from different educational institutes including Begum Rokeya University on Wednesday blocked Rangpur-Dhaka highway demanding the inclusion of advisers in the interim government from Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions...

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Rokeya Univ to sue 81 teachers, students as probe finds involvement

The authorities of the Begum Rokeya University have taken a decision to file a case against 81 people, including two teachers and 72 students in connection with the killing of anti-quota movement leader and the university’s student Abu Sayeed...

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2 more pub univ VCs resign

The vice-chancellors of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur and Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University in Dinajpur resigned from their posts on Friday following student demand...