Online applications for participation in the 54th convocation of Dhaka University (DU) will begin at 8:00am on November 1.

Applications must be submitted through the university’s website at https://convocation.du.ac.bd.

The application process will continue until November 30. Applicants must complete the first step of the four-step process by that date, while online payments must be completed by December 2.

The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the university’s Public Relations Office on Tuesday.

The 54th DU convocation is scheduled to be held on January 26, 2027.

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will preside over the convocation, while Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has consented to attend as the guest of honour.

Prof Dr Atsushi Sunami, president of Japan’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation, will deliver the convocation address and receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

Prof Dr Muhammad Harunur Rashid, a donor to a DU trust fund, will also receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree at the convocation.

Graduates whose examination results were published between November 20, 2022, and November 30, 2026, as well as medal recipients, will be eligible to participate in the 54th convocation.

Results published between October 14 and November 18, 2022, that could not be included in the 53rd convocation will also be incorporated into the 54th convocation.

Graduates covered by these results will also be eligible to participate, according to the university authorities.