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Theory meets reality: The OSL 6th Batch takes on the business clusters of Bangladesh! 🚀

​For the courses- Project: Leadership Development (OSL405) and Microeconomics of Competitiveness (OSL401), our cohort stepped out of the classroom and into the country's most vibrant commercial hubs to decode what truly drives local commerce.

This wasn't just a field visit; it was a deep dive into the real-world mechanics of supply chains, competitiveness, and leadership.

​A special thank you to our visionary Chairman, Rashedur Rahman sir for orchestrating this experiential learning journey, and to our very own Mehnaz Sadeque ma'am for guiding us in connecting academic frameworks to ground realities.

​Here’s a glimpse into the distinct economic ecosystems our teams explored:

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Day-long Int’l Policy Seminar on Entrepreneurship held at DU

A day-long International Policy Seminar on `Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education Institutions’ was held today May 13, 2026 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University (DU). Dhaka University, Bangladesh University Grants Commission, Ministry of Education, KOICA and KPC Consortium jointly organized this event.

Treasurer of DU Prof. Dr. M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury presided over the inaugural session while Vice-Chancellor of Chittagong University Prof. Dr. Mohammad Al-Forkan addressed it as chief guest. Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Education Ms. Bodrun Nahar ndc, Deputy County Director of KOICA Mr. Junsu Kim and Senior Private Sector Specialist of the World Bank Ms. Hosna Ferdous Sumi addressed the program as special guests. Executive Director of Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Center of DU Md. Rashedur Rahman and Project Manager of KPC Consortium Mr. Dae Jin Kim delivered key-note speeches. Associate Professor of DU International Business Department Dr. Aditi Shams gave welcome speech.
Dhaka University Treasurer Prof. Dr. M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury stressed the need for producing more entrepreneurs to reduce the unemployment rate in the country. He said, the unemployment rate of Bangladesh is around 20 percent. The total number of unemployed people in the country is around 2 million. Among them, 9 lac are university graduates. We have to help them to become entrepreneurs to create their own jobs as well as employment for others, he added.

caption: University of Dhaka

𝐃𝐔 𝐎𝐒𝐋 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡, 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡

The Department of Organisation Strategy and Leadership (OSL) at University of Dhaka organised a freshers’ orientation programme for its 10th batch of students alongside a farewell for the 5th batch.

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Dhaka University Inter-Departmental Cricket Tournament - Second Stage

A commanding performance by Team Organization Strategy & Leadership.

OSL 117/1 (10) | Political Science 99/6 (10)
OSL won by 18 runs.

Player of the Match: Khalid Hasan unbeaten 82 (35) a brilliant knock under pressure.

We sincerely thank all the support staff, , faculty members, our respected Chairman and all the player for their continuous encouragement and support.

Especially, we are grateful to our sponsors OntonX Jersey Wear, WS Commerz Limited, Air Ship BD and HulkenStein for facilitating our journey.

We are looking forward to carrying this momentum into the third-round match.

🏏 Invitation to All Students & Teachers 🏏

You are warmly invited to attend the Dhaka University Inter-Department Cricket Tournament match between OSL and Fine Arts.
Come and enjoy a refreshing morning of cricket, support your department, and share the spirit of sportsmanship.

📅 20 January (Tuesday)
⏰ 8:30 AM
📍 Central Field

Your presence and encouragement will make the match more special. We look forward to seeing you there!

This harsh winter, your spare clothes can be a source of warmth and hope for someone in need.

Dear OSL family,
We hope you are doing well this winter despite the bone-chilling cold and continue to do so. Nonetheless, we must also turn our attention to those who are not fortunate enough to afford warm and comfortable clothes this winter.

To make this act of kindness possible, we are launching the “Winter Clothes Donation Campaign 2025” for the first time from our department. However, it is not possible without your donations and support.

We are collecting clothes of all sizes for children, men and women. If you have any clothes in good shape that you no longer need, we highly encourage you to donate them at the designated room.

📍Room: 7055, MBA Building
⏰ Time: Office Time

N.B-Contact one of our volunteers if needed. The timeline of our collection period is from January 2nd to January 6th.

Suchi:01932451240
Abir:01834989910
Akib:01610167633
Rafi:01629195033

A Warm congratulations to Parsa Nawar and Mariyan Purnota from OSL 9th Batch for becoming the First runners up in the "Freshman's Glory" business competition hosted by the Spartan's Communications Club.

We are extremely proud of them for representing OSL in this prestigious business competition. We are excited to see them grow and achieve greatness!!