Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- An eerie silence has gripped Dhaka University (DU) amid the banned Awami League's "lockdown" programme.

A visit to several key busy areas of the university at 11am on Thursday showed little sign of students in locations such as the Mall Chattar, VC Chattar, Arts Building, Central Library, and TSC.

Meanwhile, the university's history department postponed its Master's midterm examination.

History student Burhan Uddin told bdnews24.com, "They gave us a notice stating the midterm exam has been suspended due to unavoidable circumstances."

Additionally, today's class for 4th year students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism is being held online.

Furthermore, speaking to the drivers of the buses that tra...