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| image = DU logo.svg
| image = DU logo.svg
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| caption = [[Crest (heraldry)|Crest]] of University of Dhaka
| caption = [[Crest (heraldry)|Crest]] of Dhaka University.<br />The current logo of the University of Dhaka is used from 1973. And It was designed by Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, a former student of Dhaka Art College (now Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka).
| motto = ''শিক্ষাই আলো''
| motto = ''শিক্ষাই আলো''
| motto_lang = bn
| motto_lang = bn
| mottoeng = Education is light
| mottoeng = Education is light
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1921}}
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1921}}
| type = [[Public university]]
| affiliation = [[University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC)
| accreditation          = [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]]
| type = [[public university|public research university]]
| chancellor = [[President of Bangladesh]]
| chancellor = [[President of Bangladesh]]
| vice_chancellor = [[Md. Akhtaruzzaman|Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman]]
| vice_chancellor = [[Md. Akhtaruzzaman|Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman]]
| academic_staff = 2,156+<ref name="ar2015p132" />
| academic_staff = 2,156+<ref name="ar2015p132" />
| administrative_staff = 3,887<ref>http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip</ref>
| administrative_staff = 3,887<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip |script-title=bn:৪১তম বার্ষিক প্রতিবেদন |trans-title=41st Annual Report |website=University Grants Commission |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305103342/http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip |archive-date=5 March 2016}}</ref>
| students = 30,015+<ref name="ar2015p132">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip |title=Annual Report 2015 |page=132 |website=University of Dhaka}}</ref>
| students = 30,015+<ref name="ar2015p132">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip |title=Annual Report 2015 |page=132 |website=University of Dhaka}}</ref>
| undergrad = 23,000+<ref name="ar2015p95">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip |title=Annual Report 2015 |page=95 |website=University of Dhaka}}</ref>
| undergrad = 23,000+<ref name="ar2015p95">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip |title=Annual Report 2015 |page=95 |website=University of Dhaka}}</ref>
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| city = [[Dhaka]]
| city = [[Dhaka]]
| country = [[Bangladesh]]
| postalcode = [[Postal codes in Bangladesh|1000]]
| country = Bangladesh
| coordinates = {{coord|23|43|59|N|90|23|28|E|region:BD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|23|43|59|N|90|23|28|E|region:BD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[urban area|Urban]], {{convert|600|acre|ha|order=flip}} (without the Institute of leather engineering and tech.)
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| campus_size = {{convert|258|acre}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.du.ac.bd/}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.du.ac.bd/}}
| logo = University of Dhaka logo.png
| logo = University of Dhaka logo.png
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'''University of Dhaka''' (also known as '''Dhaka University''', or {{small|abbreviated as}} '''DU''') is a [[public university]] located in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. On the first day of July 1921, the university opened its doors to students. <ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/news/37437048_1_president-pranab-mukherjee-shuvra-narail |title=Mukherjee 'emotional' while receiving degree in Dhaka |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfolio.co.uk/region/asia/bangladesh/samson-h-chowdhury-bangladesh-n1817 |title=In Loving Memory of Samson H. Chowdhury,one of the greatest entrepreneurs the world has ever known |website=Worldfolio – AFA PRESS |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2350471&date=2013-07-11 |title=Nawab Ali Chowdhury National Award, 2013 |work=The News Today |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=0ce2ffd21fc958d9ef0ee9ba5336e357&nttl=010720101265 |title=DU Day |work=Banglanews24.com |access-date=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023135/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=0ce2ffd21fc958d9ef0ee9ba5336e357&nttl=010720101265 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Nawab Bahadur Sir [[Khwaja Salimullah]], who played a pioneering role in establishing the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.<ref name=Worldh/>  
The '''University of Dhaka''' (also known as '''Dhaka University''', or {{small|abbreviated as}} '''DU''') is a [[public university|public research university]] located in [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. On the first day of July 1921, the [[university]] opened its doors to students.<ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/news/37437048_1_president-pranab-mukherjee-shuvra-narail |title=Mukherjee 'emotional' while receiving degree in Dhaka |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="worldfolio.co.uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfolio.co.uk/region/asia/bangladesh/samson-h-chowdhury-bangladesh-n1817 |title=In Loving Memory of Samson H. Chowdhury,one of the greatest entrepreneurs the world has ever known |website=Worldfolio – AFA PRESS |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2350471&date=2013-07-11 |title=Nawab Ali Chowdhury National Award, 2013 |work=The News Today |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="DU Day">{{cite news |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=0ce2ffd21fc958d9ef0ee9ba5336e357&nttl=010720101265 |title=DU Day |work=Banglanews24.com |access-date=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023135/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=0ce2ffd21fc958d9ef0ee9ba5336e357&nttl=010720101265 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Today, it is the largest [[public university|public research university]] in Bangladesh, with a student body of 37,018 and a faculty of 1,992. It was identified by ''[[AsiaWeek]]'' as one of the top 100 universities in Asia.<ref>{{cite journal |year=2000 |title=Asia's Best Universities 2000: University of Dhaka |url=http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html |journal=Asiaweek |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128111100/http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html |archive-date=28 January 2001 |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref>


It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/news/37437048_1_president-pranab-mukherjee-shuvra-narail |title=Mukherjee 'emotional' while receiving degree in Dhaka |work=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfolio.co.uk/region/asia/bangladesh/samson-h-chowdhury-bangladesh-n1817 |title=In Loving Memory of Samson H. Chowdhury,one of the greatest entrepreneurs the world has ever known |website=Worldfolio – AFA PRESS |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2350471&date=2013-07-11 |title=Nawab Ali Chowdhury National Award, 2013 |work=The News Today |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=0ce2ffd21fc958d9ef0ee9ba5336e357&nttl=010720101265 |title=DU Day |work=Banglanews24.com |access-date=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203023135/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=0ce2ffd21fc958d9ef0ee9ba5336e357&nttl=010720101265 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> After the [[Partition of India]], it became the focal point of [[Progressivism|progressive]] and [[Democratic movement|democratic]] movements in Pakistan. Its students and teachers played a central role in the rise of [[Bengali nationalism]] and the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|independence of Bangladesh]] in 1971.
Nawab Bahadur Sir [[Khwaja Salimullah]], who played a pioneering role in establishing the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.<ref name=Worldh/>


The university's distinguished [[List of University of Dhaka alumni|alumni]] include [[Muhammad Yunus]] (winner 2006 [[Nobel Peace Prize]], pioneer of [[Microcredit]]), [[Natyaguru]] [[Nurul Momen]] (Pioneer literetuer,  Theatre & Cultural Doyen; who was both an early student & teacher of DU), [[Muhammad Shahidullah]] (educator, philologist & linguist), [[Serajul Islam Choudhury]] (the country's leading public intellectual and writer), [[Rehman Sobhan]] (social democratic economist), [[Mohammad Ataul Karim]] (physicist), [[Abul Fateh]] (one of the founding fathers of South Asian diplomacy), [[Buddhadeb Bose]] (20th-century Bengali poet), [[Lotay Tshering]] ( [[Prime minister]] of [[Bhutan]] ) and [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] (the founding father of Bangladesh). It also enjoyed associations with [[Satyendra Nath Bose]], [[Tirukkannapuram Vijayaraghavan|Vijayaraghavan]],  and [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Satyendra Nath Bose at Dhaka University|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bose,_Satyendra_Nath|website=Banglapedia|access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref>
It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh.<ref name="The Economic Times"/><ref name="worldfolio.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2350471&date=2013-07-11 |title=Nawab Ali Chowdhury National Award, 2013 |work=The News Today |access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="DU Day"/> After the [[Partition of India]], it became the focal point of [[Progressivism|progressive]] and [[Democratic movement|democratic]] movements in Pakistan. Its students and teachers played a central role in the rise of [[Bengali nationalism]] and the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|independence of Bangladesh]] in 1971.


Today, it is the largest [[public research university]] in Bangladesh, with a student body of 37,018 and a faculty of 1,992. It was identified by ''[[AsiaWeek]]'' as one of the top 100 universities in Asia.<ref>{{cite journal |date=2000 |title=Asia's Best Universities 2000: University of Dhaka |url=http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html |journal=Asiaweek |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010128111100/http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html |archive-date=28 January 2001 |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref>
The university's distinguished [[List of University of Dhaka alumni|alumni]] include [[Muhammad Yunus]] (winner 2006 [[Nobel Peace Prize]], pioneer of [[microcredit]]), [[Natyaguru]] [[Nurul Momen]] (pioneer litereteur, theatre & cultural doyen; who was both an early student and teacher of DU), [[Muhammad Shahidullah]] (educator, philologist and linguist), [[Serajul Islam Choudhury]] (the country's leading public intellectual and writer), [[Rehman Sobhan]] (social democratic economist), [[Mohammad Ataul Karim]] (physicist), [[Abul Fateh]] (one of the founding fathers of South Asian diplomacy), [[Buddhadeb Bose]] (20th-century Bengali poet), [[Lotay Tshering]] ([[List of prime ministers of Bhutan|prime minister of Bhutan]]) and [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] (the founding father of Bangladesh). It also enjoyed associations with [[Satyendra Nath Bose]], [[Tirukkannapuram Vijayaraghavan|Vijayaraghavan]], and [[Kazi Nazrul Islam]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Satyendra Nath Bose at Dhaka University |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bose,_Satyendra_Nath |website=Banglapedia |access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Before Dhaka University was established, near its grounds were the former buildings of [[Dhaka College]]. In 1873 the college was relocated to [[Bahadur Shah Park]]. Later it shifted to Curzon Hall, which would become the first institute of the university.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |year=2012 |edition=Second |author=Sajahan Miah |chapter=University of Dhaka |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=University_of_Dhaka |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>
Before Dhaka University was established, near its grounds were the former buildings of [[Dhaka College]] affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]]. In 1873 the college was relocated to [[Bahadur Shah Park]]. Later it shifted to Curzon Hall, which would become the first institute of the university.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |year=2012 |edition=Second |author=Sajahan Miah |chapter=University of Dhaka |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=University_of_Dhaka |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>


The establishment of the university was a compensation of the annulment of the [[Partition of Bengal (1905)|1905 Partition of Bengal]]. The partition had established Muslim majority [[Eastern Bengal and Assam]] as a separate province, with Dhaka as its capital. All India Muslim League, newly formed in Dhaka, wholeheartedly supported the move.  
The establishment of the university was compensation for the annulment of the [[Partition of Bengal (1905)|1905 Partition of Bengal]]. The partition had established the Muslim majority [[Eastern Bengal and Assam]] as a separate province, with Dhaka as its capital. All India Muslim League, newly formed in Dhaka, wholeheartedly supported the move.


However, the partition was abolished in 1911 due to severe opposition from [[Indian National Congress]] and Bengali Hindus. Deeply hurt by the decision of annulment of Bengal partition, a Muslim delegation led by Nawab Sir [[Khwaja Salimullah]] Bahadur, the then Nawab of Dhaka demanded a University be set up in Dhaka. To appease the majority  
However, the partition was abolished in 1911 due to severe opposition from [[Indian National Congress]] and Bengali Hindus. Deeply hurt by the decision of annulment of Bengal partition, a Muslim delegation led by [[Khwaja Salimullah|Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur]], the then [[Nawab of Dhaka]] demanded a university be set up in Dhaka. To appease the majority [[Muslims|Muslim]] masses of [[East Bengal]], Lord Curzon agreed and declared that a [[university]] as a center of excellence would be established in Dhaka. Nawab Sir Salimullah, who played a pioneering role in establishing the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.<ref name="Worldh">{{cite web |url=http://www.bdlifeline.com/khwaja-salimullah/ |title=Khwaja Salimullah |publisher=World History |access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref>


Muslim masses of East Bengal, Lord Curzon agreed and declared that a university as a center of excellence would be established in Dhaka. Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah, the Nawab of Dhaka, who played a pioneering role in establishing the university in Dhaka donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.<ref name="Worldh">{{cite web |url=http://www.bdlifeline.com/khwaja-salimullah/ |title=Khwaja Salimullah |publisher=World History |access-date=14 May 2015}}</ref>
In 1913, public opinion was invited before the university scheme was given its final shape. The secretary of state approved it in December 1913.<ref name=Banglapedia/> The first vice-chancellor of the university, [[Philip Joseph Hartog]], formerly academic registrar of the University of London for 17 years was appointed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bangla2000.com/education/study_in_bangladesh/universities/History_DU.shtm |title=History of the Formation of Dhaka University |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731074803/http://www.bangla2000.com/Education/Study_in_Bangladesh/Universities/History_DU.shtm |archive-date=31 July 2015 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>


In 1913, public opinion was invited before the university scheme was given its final shape. The secretary of state approved it in December 1913.<ref name=Banglapedia/> The first vice-chancellor of the university, Dr. [[Philip Joseph Hartog]], formerly academic registrar of the University of London for 17 years was appointed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bangla2000.com/education/study_in_bangladesh/universities/History_DU.shtm |title=History of the Formation of Dhaka University |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150731074803/http://www.bangla2000.com/Education/Study_in_Bangladesh/Universities/History_DU.shtm |archive-date=31 July 2015 |access-date=10 February 2016 }}</ref>
Established in 1921 under the [[Dacca University]] Act 1920 of the [[Indian Legislative Council]], it is modelled after British universities.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}<!-- for "modelled after British universities" --> Lord [[Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland|Ronaldshay]], [[Governor of Bengal]] between 1917 and 1922, was its first chancellor. He designated [[Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda]] a life member of the university. On Huda's recommendation, Lord Ronaldshay appointed [[Ahmad Fazlur Rahman]] as a provost.<ref>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Muhammad Mojlum |author-link=Muhammad Mojlum Khan |year=2013 |title=The Muslim Heritage of Bengal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2s9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA252 |publisher=Kube Publishing Ltd. |page=252 |isbn=978-1-84774-059-5}}</ref>


Established in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the [[Indian Legislative Council]], it is modelled after British universities.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}<!-- for "modelled after British universities" --> Lord [[Lawrence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland|Ronaldshay]], [[Governor of Bengal]] between 1917 and 1922, was its first chancellor. He designated [[Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda]] a life member of the university. On Huda's recommendation, Lord Ronaldshay appointed [[Ahmad Fazlur Rahman]] as a provost.<ref>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Muhammad Mojlum |author-link=Muhammad Mojlum Khan |year=2013 |title=The Muslim Heritage of Bengal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2s9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA252 |publisher=Kube Publishing Ltd. |page=252 |isbn=978-1-84774-059-5}}</ref>  
Academic activities started on 1 July in 1921 with 847 students<ref name="Dhakauniversity">{{citation |url=http://epaper.thedailystar.net/index.php?opt=view&page=39&date=2017-07-06 |title=University Of Dhaka marks 96 years of glory |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> along with 3 faculties: Arts, Science and Law; 12 departments: Sanskrit and [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]], Education, [[History]], Arabic and Islamic Studies, [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu]], [[Philosophy]], [[Economics]] and [[Politics]], [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Mathematics]], and [[Law]]; and 3 dormitories for students: Salimullah Muslim Hall, Dacca Hall and [[Jagannath Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.du.ac.bd/DownLoads/DU-Prospectus-2008.pdf |title=Prospectus of University of Dhaka 2008 |website=University of Dhaka |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114084947/http://www.du.ac.bd/DownLoads/DU-Prospectus-2008.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2012 |access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref>


Academic activities started on 1 July in 1921 with 847 students<ref name="Dhakauniversity">{{citation |url=http://epaper.thedailystar.net/index.php?opt=view&page=39&date=2017-07-06 |title=University Of Dhaka marks 96 years of glory |work=The Daily Star}}</ref> along with 3 faculties: Arts, Science and Law; 12 departments: Sanskrit and Bengali, English, Education, History, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Persian and Urdu, Philosophy, Economics and Politics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Law; and 3 dormitories for students: Salimullah Muslim Hall, Dacca Hall and [[Jagannath Hall]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.du.ac.bd/DownLoads/DU-Prospectus-2008.pdf |title=Prospectus of University of Dhaka 2008 |website=University of Dhaka |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114084947/http://www.du.ac.bd/DownLoads/DU-Prospectus-2008.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2012 |access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref>
In 1936, the University awarded honorary doctorate degrees to [[Jagadish Chandra Bose]], [[Jadunath Sarkar]], [[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]], [[Allama Iqbal]] and [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-199342|title=Prof. Razzak: Anti-hero, mentor|date=20 August 2011|work=The Daily Star|access-date=19 November 2017|language=en}}</ref>


In 1936, the university awarded honorary doctorate degrees to [[Jagadish Chandra Bose]], [[Jadunath Sarkar]], [[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay]], [[Allama Iqbal]] and [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-199342|title=Prof. Razzak: Anti-hero, mentor|date=20 August 2011|work=The Daily Star|access-date=19 November 2017|language=en}}</ref>
The university played a significant role in the [[Bengali Language Movement]], when Bengalis joined to fight against Urdu being the official [[language]] in [[East Pakistan]].


The university played a significant role in the [[Bengali Language Movement]], when Bengalis joined together to fight against Urdu being the official language in [[East Pakistan]].  
Dhaka University was the main place where the movement started with the students joining and protesting against the [[Pakistan Government]]. Later countless students were massacred in where the [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Shaheed Minar]] stands today. After the incident, Bengali was restored as the official language.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Language_Movement |title=Language Movement |encyclopedia=Banglapedia – The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |access-date=10 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307033428/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Language_Movement |archive-date=7 March 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Dhaka University was the main place where the movement started with the students joining together and protesting against the Pakistan government. Later countless students were massacred in where the [[Shaheed Minar, Dhaka|Shaheed Minar]] stands today. After the incident, Bengali was restored as official language.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url = http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Language_Movement | title = Language Movement | encyclopedia = Banglapedia – The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh | publisher = Asiatic Society of Bangladesh | access-date = 10 February 2016 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160307033428/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Language_Movement | archive-date = 7 March 2016 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
===The Dacca University Order, 1973===
President's Order No. 11 of 1973 re-constitute and re-organize the University of Dhaka to improve the teaching and research provided thereby and the administration after [[1971]] Independence war. Throughout this order, the word ''[[Dhaka]]'' was substituted for the word ''Dacca'' by section 2 of the University Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXXVI of 1987).


===The Dacca University Order, 1973===
In 2021, hundred years of Dhaka University was completed.
President's Order No. 11 of 1973 re-constitute and re-organize the University of Dhaka to improve the teaching and research provided thereby and the administration after 1971 Independence war. Throughout this order, the word ''[[Dhaka]]'' was substituted for the word ''Dacca'' by section 2 of the University Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXXVI of 1987).


==Campus==
==Campus==


===Residential facilities===
===Residential facilities===
There are 23 residence halls for the students and dormitories for the teachers as well as for the officials of the university.<ref name="halls">{{cite news |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/10469 |title=Halls of Dhaka University |work=[[The Independent (Bangladesh newspaper)]] |location=Dhaka |date=6 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009143644/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/10469 |archive-date=9 October 2015 |access-date=10 February 2016 }}</ref>
There are 23 residence halls for the students and dormitories for the teachers as well as for the officials of the university.<ref name="halls">{{cite news |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/10469 |title=Halls of Dhaka University |work=[[The Independent (Bangladesh newspaper)]] |location=Dhaka |date=6 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009143644/http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/10469 |archive-date=9 October 2015 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>


===Libraries===
===Libraries===
{{main|Dhaka University Library}}
{{main|Dhaka University Library}}
The University Library, housed in three separate buildings, is the biggest in Bangladesh. The library holds a collection of more than 617,000 volumes, including bound volumes of periodicals. In addition, it has a collection of over 30,000 manuscripts in other languages and a large number of microfilms, microfiche and CDs. It subscribes to over 300 foreign journals.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wedgeworth |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Wedgeworth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSFu99FCJwQC&q=dhaka+university+central+library&pg=PA102 |title=World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services |publisher=American Library Association |year=1993 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217124457/https://books.google.com/books?id=HSFu99FCJwQC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=dhaka+university+central+library&source=bl&ots=SSBHPVMQAW&sig=JZEl0U1VZiWnv2N1lRKNPXz0ChA&hl=bn&sa=X&redir_esc=y |archive-date=17 February 2017 |page=102 |isbn=9780838906095 |access-date=10 February 2016 }}</ref>
The University Library, housed in three separate buildings, is the biggest in Bangladesh. The library holds a collection of more than 617,000 volumes, including bound volumes of periodicals. In addition, it has a collection of over 30,000 manuscripts in other languages and a large number of microfilms, microfiche, and CDs. It subscribes to over 300 foreign journals.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wedgeworth |first1=Robert |author-link=Robert Wedgeworth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSFu99FCJwQC&q=dhaka+university+central+library&pg=PA102 |title=World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services |publisher=American Library Association |year=1993 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217124457/https://books.google.com/books?id=HSFu99FCJwQC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=dhaka+university+central+library&source=bl&ots=SSBHPVMQAW&sig=JZEl0U1VZiWnv2N1lRKNPXz0ChA&hl=bn&sa=X&redir_esc=y |archive-date=17 February 2017 |page=102 |isbn=9780838906095 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>


==Library Resources Access==
The Dhaka University Library comprises three buildings: The administrative building, the main library building, and the science library building. The administrative building has administrative offices, a book acquisition section, a book processing section, a reprographic section, a bookbinding section, a manuscript section, and a seminar section.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yogsutra.com/dhaka-university.html |title=Dhaka University a Top Educational Institution in Bangladesh |work=yogsutra |date=28 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210141904/http://www.yogsutra.com/dhaka-university.html |archive-date=10 February 2016 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>
The University has access to the subscribed e-resources. Including, Emerald, JStor, IEE Explore and Inasp Perii Consortium Resources.
<ref>http://www.library.du.ac.bd</ref>


The Dhaka University Library comprises three buildings: The administrative building, the main library building, and the science library building. The administrative building has the administrative offices, a book acquisition section, a book processing section, a reprographic section, a book binding section, a manuscript section, and a seminar section.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yogsutra.com/dhaka-university.html |title=Dhaka University a Top Educational Institution in Bangladesh |work=yogsutra |date=28 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210141904/http://www.yogsutra.com/dhaka-university.html |archive-date=10 February 2016 |access-date=10 February 2016 }}</ref>
Besides the Faculty of Business Studies of the university has an E-Library which is the largest in the Asia of its kind.<ref name="tribune library">{{cite news |title=Asia's largest e-Library opens at Dhaka University |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/aug/11/asias-largest-e-library-opens-dhaka-university |newspaper=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=11 August 2015 |access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> This advanced level E-Library is connected with 35 internationally renowned libraries and publication houses in the world. Teachers, students, and researchers can read all journals, books research papers, and articles of these leading libraries, including the Dhaka University, Oxford University, and Cambridge University libraries, by using the E-Library facilities.
 
Besides the Faculty of Business Studies of the university has an E-Library which is the largest in the Asia of its kind.<ref name="tribune library">{{cite news |title=Asia's largest e-Library opens at Dhaka University |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/aug/11/asias-largest-e-library-opens-dhaka-university |newspaper=[[Dhaka Tribune]] |date=11 August 2015 |access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref> This advanced level E-Library is connected with 35 internationally renowned libraries and publication houses in the world. Teachers, students, and researchers are able to read all journals, books research papers, and articles of these leading libraries, including the Dhaka University, Oxford University, and Cambridge University libraries, by using the E-Library facilities.  


This e-library was built in collaboration with Robi Axiata Limited in August 2015. It can accommodate around 1400 students altogether. The 12,000 square feet library has three sections: computer section, silent zone, and discussion zone. Some 7,000 students and 208 teachers of the faculty are being directly benefited from the facility.<ref name="tribune library" />
This e-library was built in collaboration with Robi Axiata Limited in August 2015. It can accommodate around 1400 students altogether. The 12,000 square feet library has three sections: computer section, silent zone, and discussion zone. Some 7,000 students and 208 teachers of the faculty are being directly benefited from the facility.<ref name="tribune library" />
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===Health services===
===Health services===
The Medical Center of the University of Dhaka, near the Science Annex Building, offers free medical service and free pathological examinations to students, teachers and staff and also family members of the teachers and staffs. The centre provides service round the clock, seven days a week, with 30 doctors working in shifts. The centre has a dental unit, eye unit, X-ray department and two ambulances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.du.ac.bd/home/office_and_admin/mdc |title=Dhaka University Medical Center |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210143035/http://www.du.ac.bd/home/office_and_admin/mdc |archive-date=10 February 2016 |access-date=10 February 2016 }}</ref>
The Medical Center of the University of Dhaka, near the Science Annex Building, offers free medical service and free pathological examinations to students, teachers, and staff and also family members of the teachers and staff. The center provides service round the clock, seven days a week, with 30 doctors working in shifts. The center has a dental unit, eye unit, X-ray department, and two ambulances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.du.ac.bd/home/office_and_admin/mdc |title=Dhaka University Medical Center |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210143035/http://www.du.ac.bd/home/office_and_admin/mdc |archive-date=10 February 2016 |access-date=10 February 2016}}</ref>


===Cafeteria===
===Cafeteria===
There are cafeterias on campus, some of which hold historical and architectural interest. In 1971 Pakistani soldiers killed the owner of the [[Madhur Canteen]].<ref name="The Legacy of Madhu’s Canteen">{{cite news |last1=Yusuf |first1=Ananta |title=The Legacy of Madhu's Canteen |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/the-legacy-of-madhus-canteen/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref>
There are cafeterias on campus, some of which hold historical and architectural interest. In 1971 Pakistani soldiers killed the owner of the [[Madhur Canteen]].<ref name="The Legacy of Madhu’s Canteen">{{cite news |last1=Yusuf |first1=Ananta |title=The Legacy of Madhu's Canteen |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/the-legacy-of-madhus-canteen/ |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref>


The [[Teacher-Student Centre|Teacher-Student Centre, University of Dhaka]] of the university has its own cafeteria while another cafeteria stands on the Dhaka University Snacks (DUS) chattar. Another one, Science cafeteria was situated behind Curzon Hall, but currently it has been broken down to construct a new 20 storey building. There is also another snacks and lunch place named DU hut in front of the Department of Sociology. The Faculty of Business Studies has a modern food court for its students.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mojo Establishes Food Court at Dhaka University |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mojo-establishes-food-court-at-dhaka-university/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
The [[Teacher-Student Centre|Teacher-Student Centre, University of Dhaka]] of the university has its cafeteria while another cafeteria stands on the Dhaka University Snacks (DUS) chattar. Another one, Science cafeteria was situated behind Curzon Hall, but currently, it has been broken down to construct a new 20 story building. There is also another snacks and lunch place named DU hut in front of the Department of Sociology. The Faculty of Business Studies has a modern food court for its students.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mojo Establishes Food Court at Dhaka University |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/mojo-establishes-food-court-at-dhaka-university/ |newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>


== Organization ==
==
=== Research Centers ===
The university consists of 13 Faculties and 83 Departments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.bd/main_menu/the_university/about|title=About University of Dhaka}}</ref>


# Bureau of Economic Research
'''1.Faculty of Arts'''
# Bureau of Business Research
[[File:English Department.jpg|thumb|right|Department of English]]
# Bose Center for Advanced Study and Research in Natural Sciences
* Department of [[Bangla (language)|Bangla]]
# [[Renewable Energy Research Centre]]
* Department of [[English (language)|English]]: The department has 41 faculty members in total.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.du.ac.bd/department/common/facultymember.php?bodyid=ENG |title=Department of English &#124;&#124;University of Dhaka |publisher=Du.ac.bd |accessdate=2015-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113915/http://www.du.ac.bd/department/common/facultymember.php?bodyid=ENG |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Nevin Farida is the honorable chairperson of the department.
# [[Delta Research Centre]]
* Department of [[Persian Language]] and Literature
 
* Department of [[Philosophy]]
===Faculties===
* Department of [[History]]
The University consists of 13 Faculties and 83 Departments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.bd/main_menu/the_university/about|title=About University of Dhaka}}</ref>
* Department of [[Arabic]]
 
* Department of [[Islamic Studies]]
;Faculty of Arts<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of Dhaka Bangladesh {{!}} Fees Admission Process 2021|url=https://www.rmcedu.com/university-of-dhaka.html|access-date=2021-05-19|website=www.rmcedu.com|language=en}}</ref>
* Department of [[Islamic History]] and [[Culture]]
 
* Department of [[Sanskrit]]
1. Department of [[Bangla (language)|Bangla]]<br />2. [[Department of English, University of Dhaka ]]<br />3. Department of [[Persian Language]] and Literature<br />4. Department of [[Philosophy]]<br />5. Department of [[History]]<br />6. Department of [[Arabic]]<br />7. Department of [[Islamic Studies]]<br />8. Department of [[Islamic History]] and [[Culture]]<br />9. Department of [[Sanskrit]] <br />10. Department of [[Information Science]] and [[Library management]] <br />11. Department of [[Language science|Language Science]] <br />12. Department of [[Theater]] and Performance Studies<br />13. Department of [[World religions|World Religions]] and [[Culture]] <br />14. Department of [[Pali]] and [[Buddhist studies|Buddhist Studies]] <br />15. Department of [[Urdu]].<br />16. Department of [[Linguistics]]
* Department of [[Information Science]] and [[Library management]]
* Department of [[Language science|Language Science]]
* Department of [[Theater]] and Performance Studies
* Department of [[World religions|World Religions]] and [[Culture]]
* Department of [[Pali]] and [[Buddhist studies|Buddhist Studies]]
* Department of [[Urdu]].
* Department of [[Linguistics]]


;Faculty of Business Studies
'''2.Faculty of Business Studies'''


The Faculty of Business Studies (FBS) was established in 1970 as a [[Faculty (division)|Faculty]] of Commerce. It started the journey with two departments- Department of Accounting and Department of [[Management]]. Two more departments were created in 1974 and the authority introduced semester system from the 1977–1978 session. The names of [[Bachelor of Commerce|B.Com]] and [[Master of Commerce|M.Com]] degrees were changed to [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]] and [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] respectively during the 1994–95 sessions.<ref name="du.ac.bd">{{cite web |url=http://www.du.ac.bd/main_menu/academic/facbusns |title=Head of Office: Prof. Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam |date=15 April 2018 |website=University of Dhaka |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> Following its re-branding as Faculty of Business Studies, four other departments were added to this Faculty over the course of next thirteen years.  In 1995, the faculty of commerce took its current name and became Faculty of Business Studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dumarketing.ac.bd/?p=67 |title=Faculty of Business Studies |date=10 November 2013 |website=Department of Marketing |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref>
The Faculty of Business Studies (FBS) was established in 1970 as a [[Faculty (division)|Faculty]] of Commerce. It started the journey with two departments- the Department of Accounting and the Department of [[Management]]. Two more departments were created in 1974 and the authority introduced the semester system from the 1977–1978 session. The names of [[Bachelor of Commerce|B.Com]] and [[Master of Commerce|M.Com]] degrees were changed to [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]] and [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] respectively during the 1994–95 sessions.<ref name="du.ac.bd">{{cite web |url=http://www.du.ac.bd/main_menu/academic/facbusns |title=Head of Office: Prof. Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam |date=15 April 2018 |website=University of Dhaka |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref> Following its re-branding as Faculty of Business Studies, four other departments were added to this Faculty over the course of next thirteen years.  In 1995, the faculty of commerce took its current name and became Faculty of Business Studies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dumarketing.ac.bd/?p=67 |title=Faculty of Business Studies |date=10 November 2013 |website=Department of Marketing |access-date=22 June 2018}}</ref>


Muhammad Abdul Moyeen became the acting dean of the Faculty of Business Studies in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Dhaka |url=https://www.du.ac.bd/latest_news/single_news/2690 |access-date=13 June 2020 |website=University of Dhaka}}</ref>
Muhammad Abdul Moyeen became the acting dean of the Faculty of Business Studies in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Dhaka |url=https://www.du.ac.bd/latest_news/single_news/2690 |access-date=13 June 2020 |website=University of Dhaka}}</ref>


Currently there are nearly 153 teachers, 10 officers, 58 employees and nearly 6100 students under the faculty and the departments are as following.<ref name="du.ac.bd"/>
Currently, there are nearly 153 teachers, 10 officers, 58 employees, and nearly 6100 students under the faculty and the departments are as follows.<ref name="du.ac.bd"/>
 
* Department of [[Bachelor of Management Studies|Management Studies]]
1. Department of Management Studies<br />2. Department of [[Accounting]] & Information Systems<br />3. Department of [[Marketing]]<br />4. Department of [[Finance]]<br />5. Department of [[Banking]] and [[Insurance]]<br />6. Department of Management Information Systems<br />7. Department of International Business<br />8. Department of [[Tourism]] and Hospitality Management<br />9. Department of Organization Strategy and Leadership
* Department of [[Accounting]] & Information Systems
 
* Department of [[Marketing]]
;Faculty of Biological Science{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}
* Department of [[Finance]]
* Department of [[Banking]] and [[Insurance]]
* Department of Management Information Systems
* Department of [[International Business]]
* Department of [[Hospitality management studies|Tourism and Hospitality Management]]
* Department of Organization Strategy & Leadership


1. Department of Soil, Water and Environment<br />2. Department of [[Botany]]<br />3. Department of [[Zoology]]<br />4. Department of [[Biochemistry]] and [[Molecular Biology]]<br />5. Department of [[Psychology]]<br />6. Department of [[Microbiology]]<br />7. Department of [[Fisheries]]<br />8. Department of [[Medical Psychology]]<br />9. Department of [[Genetic Engineering]] and [[Biotechnology]]<br />10. Department of Educational Psychology
'''3.Faculty of Biological Sciences'''
* Department of Soil, Water and Environment
* Department of [[Botany]]
* Department of [[Zoology]]
* Department of [[Biochemistry]] and [[Molecular Biology]]
* Department of [[Psychology]]
* Department of [[Microbiology]]
* Department of [[Fisheries]]
* Department of [[Medical Psychology]]
* Department of [[Genetic Engineering]] and [[Biotechnology]]
* Department of Educational Psychology


;Faculty of Engineering and Technology
'''4.Faculty of Engineering and Technology'''
* Department of [[Electrical]] and [[Electronic Engineering]]
* Department of [[Applied Chemistry]] and [[Chemical Engineering]]
* Department of [[Computer Science & Engineering]]
* Department of [[Nuclear Engineering]]
* Department of [[Robotics]] and [[Mechatronics Engineering]]


1. Department of [[Electrical]] and [[Electronic Engineering]]<br />2. Department of [[Applied Chemistry]] and [[Chemical Engineering]]<br />3. Department of [[Computer Science & Engineering]]<br />4. Department of [[Nuclear Engineering]]<br />5. Department of [[Robotics]] and [[Mechatronics Engineering]]
'''5.Faculty of Fine Arts'''
* Department of [[Ceramics]]
* Department of [[Craft]]
* Department of [[Drawing]] and [[Painting]]
* Department of [[Graphic Design]]
* Department of Oriental Art
* Department of Printmaking
* Department of [[Sculpture]]
* Department of History of Art


Constituent institutes –
'''6.Faculty of Law'''
* '''Government'''
# [[Mymensingh Engineering College]]
# [[Faridpur Engineering College]]
# [[Barisal Engineering College]]
* '''Private'''
# [[National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research]],(NITER)
# [[Shyamoli Textile Engineering College|Shaymoli Textile Engineering College]],(STEC)
 
;Faculty of Fine Arts
# Department of [[Ceramics]]
# Department of [[Craft]]
# Department of [[Drawing]] and [[Painting]]
# Department of [[Graphic Design]]
# Department of Oriental Art
# Department of Printmaking
# Department of [[Sculpture]]
# Department of History of Art
 
;Faculty of Law
* Department of [[Law]]
* Department of [[Law]]


;Faculty of [[Medicine]]
'''7.Faculty of Pharmacy'''
 
; Faculty of Pharmacy
* Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
* Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
* Department of [[Clinical Pharmacy]] and [[Pharmacology]]
* Department of [[Clinical Pharmacy]] and [[Pharmacology]]
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* Department of [[Pharmacy]]
* Department of [[Pharmacy]]


;Faculty of Science
'''8.Faculty of Science'''
1. Department of [[Physics]]<br />
* Department of [[Physics]]
2. Department of [[Mathematics]]<br />
* Department of [[Mathematics]]
3. Department of [[Chemistry]]<br />
* Department of [[Chemistry]]
4. Department of [[Medical Physics|Biomedical Physics]] and [[Biomedical technology|Technology]]<br />
* Department of [[Medical Physics|Biomedical Physics]] and [[Biomedical technology|Technology]]
5. Department of [[Theoretical Physics]]<br />
* Department of [[Theoretical Physics]]
6. Department of [[Applied Mathematics]]<br />
* Department of [[Applied Mathematics]]
7. Department of [[Statistics]]<br />
* Department of [[Statistics]]
8. Department of [[Theoretical chemistry|Theoretical]] and [[Computational Chemistry]]
* Department of [[Theoretical chemistry|Theoretical]] and [[Computational Chemistry]]
 
'''9.Faculty of Social Sciences'''
* Department of [[Economics]]
* Department of Health Economics
* Department of [[Political Science]]
* Department of [[International Relations]]
* Department of [[Anthropology]]
* Department of [[Public Administration]]
* Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
* Department of Communication Disorders
* Department of Printing and Publication Studies
* Department of [[Television]] [[Film]] and [[Photography]]
* Department of [[Sociology]]
* Department of [[Development Studies]]
* Department of [[Criminology]]
* Department of [[Japanese Studies]]
* Department of [[Women's studies|Women and Gender Studies]]
* Department Of [[Peace and Conflict Studies]]
 
'''10.Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences'''
* Department of Geography and Environment
* Department of [[Geology]]
* Department of [[Oceanography]]
* Department of Disaster Science and Management
* Department of [[Meteorology]]
 
'''11.Faculty of Medicine'''


;Faculty of Social Sciences
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1. Department of [[Economics]]<br />
'''12.Faculty of Education'''
2. Department of Health Economics <br />
3. Department of [[Political Science]]<br />
4. Department of [[International Relations]]<br />
5. Department of [[Anthropology]] <br />
6. Department of [[Public Administration]]<br />
7. Department of Mass Communication and Journalism<br />
8. Department of Communication Disorders<br />
9. Department of Printing and Publication Studies<br />
10. Department of [[Television]] [[Film]] and [[Photography]]<br />
11. Department of [[Sociology]]<br />
12. Department of [[Development Studies]]<br />
13. Department of [[Criminology]]<br />
14. Department of [[Japanese Studies]]<br />
15. Department of [[Women's studies|Women and Gender Studies]]<br />
16.Department Of [[Peace and Conflict Studies]]


;Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences
{{Empty section|date=January 2022}}
# Department of Geography and Environment
# Department of [[Geology]]
# Department of [[Oceanography]]
# Department of Disaster Science and Management
# Department of [[Meteorology]]


; Faculty of Education
'''13.Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences and Research'''


; Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences and Research
{{Empty section|date=January 2022}}


===Institutes===
==Institutes==
[[File:Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka.jpg|thumb|right|[[Institute of Statistical Research and Training]] (ISRT), University of Dhaka]]
[[File:Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka.jpg|thumb|right|[[Institute of Statistical Research and Training]] (ISRT), University of Dhaka]]
# [[Institute of Education and Research]]
# [[Institute of Education and Research]]
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# [[Institute of Modern Languages (Dhaka)|Institute of Modern Languages]]
# [[Institute of Modern Languages (Dhaka)|Institute of Modern Languages]]
# [[Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka|Institute of Information Technology]]
# [[Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka|Institute of Information Technology]]
# Institute of Renewable Energy
# [[Institute of Renewable Energy, University of Dhaka|Institute of Renewable Energy]]
# Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies
# [[Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka|Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies]]
# Institute of Health Economics<ref>http://ihe.ac.bd/</ref>
# [[Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka|Institute of Health Economics]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ihe.ac.bd/ |title=About IHE |website=Institute of Health Economics}}</ref>
# [[Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka|Institute of Leather Engineering & Technology]]
# [[Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka|Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology]]
# [[National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation|National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation]]
# [[National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation|National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation]]
# [[National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research]]
# [[National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research]] (NITER)
# [[Shyamoli Textile Engineering College|Shyamoli Textile Engineering College (STEC)]]
 
# Dhaka Engineering college
== Research centers ==
# K.M. Humayun Kabir Engineering College
 
# Bureau of Economic Research
# Bureau of Business Research
# Bose Center for Advanced Study and Research in Natural Sciences
# [[Renewable Energy Research Centre]]
# [[Delta Research Centre]]


=== Residential Hall and Hostel ===
== Residential halls and hostels ==
* [[Jagannath Hall]]
* [[Jagannath Hall]]
* [[Salimullah Muslim Hall]]
* [[Salimullah Muslim Hall]]
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* [[Zahurul Haq Hall|Zahurul Haq (Iqbal) Hall]]
* [[Zahurul Haq Hall|Zahurul Haq (Iqbal) Hall]]
* [[Ruqayyah Hall]]
* [[Ruqayyah Hall]]
* [[Surjasen (Mohammad Ali Jinnah) Hall|Surjasen Hall]]
* [[Masterda Surja Sen Hall(Mohammad Ali Jinnah) Hall|Masterda Surja Sen Hall]]
* Sir P. J Hartog (International Hostel) International Hall
* Sir P. J Hartog (International Hostel) International Hall
* Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall
* Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall
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* Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Hall
* Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Hall
* Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall
* Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall
* [[Bijay Ekattar Hall]]
* Bijoy Ekattor Hall
 
==Honours colleges==
* '''Government'''
# [[Dhaka College]](DC)
# [[Eden Mohila College]](EMC)
# [[Government Titumir College]](GTC)
# [[Government Bangla College]](GBC)
# [[Kabi Nazrul Government College]](KNGC)
# [[Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College]](GSSC)
# [[Begum Badrunnesa Government Girls' College]](BBGGC)
 
===Constituent colleges===
[[List of colleges under University of Dhaka]]


==Student life==
==Student life==
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===Intramural and extramural program===
===Intramural and extramural program===
Directorate organizes and conducts interdepartmental and inter-hall tournaments, individual hall athletics, Dhaka university athletics, and inter- university games and sports. Students participate in national championships in games and sports for which prior training and coaching are offered.
Directorate organizes and conducts inter-departmental and inter-hall tournaments, individual hall athletics, Dhaka university athletics, and inter-university games and sports. Students participate in national championships in games and sports for which prior training and coaching are offered.


=== Dhaka University Central Students' Union ===
=== Dhaka University Central Students' Union ===
{{Main|Dhaka University Central Students' Union}}<span data-segmentid="4" class="cx-segment">Dhaka University Central Students' Union is the official [[students' union]] of the University of Dhaka. It is better known in Bangladesh as DUCSU. It exists to represent Dhaka University students in the University's decision-making, to act as the voice for students in the national higher education policy debate, and to provide direct services to the student body.</span><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/the-ducsu-conundrum-1473472|title=The DUCSU conundrum|date=9 October 2017|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/editorial/news/make-ducsu-centre-all-campus-activities-1687936|title=Make Ducsu centre of all campus activities|date=16 January 2019|website=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref><span data-segmentid="4" class="cx-segment"><ref>[http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/last-page/2016/02/27/104742.html স্মৃতির কঙ্কাল ডাকসু]</ref> It was established in the academic year of 1922–23 as Dhaka University Student Union. Its first constitution was drafted in its general assembly on 30 October 1925. In 1953, its constitution was amended and the union was renamed Dhaka University Central Students' Union. In 2019, the last DUCSU election took place after 29 years. Since then DUCSU is working for the betterment of the students</span>
{{Main|Dhaka University Central Students' Union}}<span data-segmentid="4" class="cx-segment">Dhaka University Central Students' Union is the official [[students' union]] of the University of Dhaka. It is better known in Bangladesh as DUCSU. It exists to represent Dhaka University students in the university's decision-making, to act as the voice for students in the national higher education policy debate, and to provide direct services to the student body.</span><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/perspective/the-ducsu-conundrum-1473472|title=The DUCSU conundrum|date=9 October 2017|work=The Daily Star|type=Opinion|language=en|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/editorial/news/make-ducsu-centre-all-campus-activities-1687936|title=Make Ducsu centre of all campus activities|date=16 January 2019|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref><span data-segmentid="4" class="cx-segment"><ref>[http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/last-page/2016/02/27/104742.html স্মৃতির কঙ্কাল ডাকসু]</ref> It was established in the academic year of 1922–23 as Dhaka University Student Union. Its first constitution was drafted in its general assembly on 30 October 1925. In 1953, its constitution was amended and the union was renamed Dhaka University Central Students' Union. In 2019, the last DUCSU election took place after 29 years. Since then DUCSU is working for the betterment of the students</span>


==Ranking==
==Rankings==
{{Infobox university rankings
{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = | ARWU_W_year = | ARWU_W_ref =
| ARWU_W = | ARWU_W_year = | ARWU_W_ref =
| CWTS_W = | CWTS_W_year = | CWTS_W_ref =
| CWTS_W = | CWTS_W_year = | CWTS_W_ref =
| THE_W = 1001+  | THE_W_year = 2021 | THE_W_ref = <ref>https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-dhaka</ref>
| THE_W = 801–1000 | THE_W_year = 2022 | THE_W_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-dhaka |title=University of Dhaka |website=Times Higher Education |date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| USNWR_W = 1258 | USNWR_W_year = 2021 | USNWR_W_ref = <ref>https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-dhaka-529474</ref>
| USNWR_W = 1181 | USNWR_W_year = 2021 | USNWR_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-dhaka-529474 |title=University of Dhaka |website=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref>
| QS_W = 801–1000 | QS_W_year = 2021 | QS_W_ref = <ref>[QS ranking 2021 https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021]</ref>
| QS_W = 801–1000 | QS_W_year = 2021 | QS_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021 |title=QS World University Rankings 2021 |website=QS World University Rankings}}</ref>
| QS_Asia = 134 | QS_Asia_year = 2021 | QS_Asia_ref =<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2021 |title=Asia |website=QS World University Rankings}}</ref>
}}
}}


===International ranking===
===International rankings===
In 2011–12, the University of Dhaka made it into the list of 'Top World Universities' by QS World University Rankings. Out of over 30,000 universities around the world, DU was placed at 551.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.university-list.net/rank/univ-110025.html |title=QS World University Rankings 2011 (501–600) -Top Universities |website=University-list.net |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref> In 2014–15, the University of Dhaka was ranked 701 by [[QS World University Rankings]] (formerly [[Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings]]).<ref name="University of Dhaka">{{cite web |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-dhaka/undergrad |title=University of Dhaka |publisher=University-list.net |access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> In 2015–16, [[Times Higher Education]] partnering with [[Elsevier]] ranked the university at 654th position among top 800 globally reputed universities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-dhaka?ranking-dataset=133819 |title=World University Rankings 2016:University of Dhaka |date=2016 |website=timeshighereducation.com |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> In September 2015, [[QS World University Rankings]] published their 2015 edition of World University Rankings of 2015/16 and ranked DU at 126th position in Asia and 701–750 position in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-dhaka |title=QS Top University Rankings 2015/16:University of Dhaka |date=2016 |publisher=QS Intelligence Unit |access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> In Times Higher Education 2018 Global University Ranking, University of Dhaka is placed in 1001+ position among the world universities.<ref>https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-dhaka#ranking-dataset/629337</ref>
In 2011–12, the University of Dhaka made it into the list of 'Top World Universities' by QS World University Rankings. Out of over 30,000 universities around the world, DU was placed at 551.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.university-list.net/rank/univ-110025.html |title=QS World University Rankings 2011 (501–600) -Top Universities |website=University-list.net |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref> In 2014–15, the University of Dhaka was ranked 701 by [[QS World University Rankings]] (formerly [[Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings]]).<ref name="University of Dhaka">{{cite web |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-dhaka/undergrad |title=University of Dhaka |publisher=University-list.net |access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> In 2015–16, [[Times Higher Education]] partnering with [[Elsevier]] ranked the university at 654th position among top 800 globally reputed universities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-dhaka?ranking-dataset=133819 |title=World University Rankings 2016:University of Dhaka |year=2016 |website=timeshighereducation.com |access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> In September 2015, QS World University Rankings published their 2015 edition of World University Rankings of 2015/16 and ranked DU at 126th position in Asia and 701–750 position in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-dhaka |title=QS Top University Rankings 2015/16:University of Dhaka |year=2016 |publisher=QS Intelligence Unit |access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> In Times Higher Education 2018 Global University Ranking, University of Dhaka is placed in 1001+ position among the world universities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-dhaka#ranking-dataset/629337 |title=University of Dhaka |website=Times Higher Education}}</ref>
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In the ref>[https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2015/english-language-literature"QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 – English Language & Literature"</ref>, only two South Asian universities, including University of Dhaka, was found in the world rankings, which is a matter of pride the teachers and students of English at the university.<
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===Asian level ranking===
===Asian level rankings===
In 2016–17, the University of Dhaka was ranked 109 by [[QS Asian University Rankings]] in Asia.<ref name="University of Dhaka"/> [[Times Higher Education]] ranked the University of Dhaka at 191–200 position in 2016 Asia University ranking.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-dhaka#ranking-dataset/583359 | title=University of Dhaka | publisher=The World University Rankings | access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
In 2016–17, the University of Dhaka was ranked 109 by [[QS Asian University Rankings]] in Asia.<ref name="University of Dhaka"/> Times Higher Education ranked the University of Dhaka at 191–200 position in 2016 Asia University ranking.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-dhaka#ranking-dataset/583359 | title=University of Dhaka | publisher=The World University Rankings | access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref>


In the best Asian (and Australian) universities ranking, AsiaWeek ranked the University of Dhaka 37th in 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/universities/schools/rbc_bangladesh.html |title=ASIANOW &#124; The Asiaweek Best Universities 1999 &#124; The Rankings – Bangladesh |date=15 April 1999 |website=Cgi.cnn.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010217135119/http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/universities/schools/rbc_bangladesh.html |archive-date=17 February 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref> and 64th (overall and multi-disciplinary category) out of 77 ranked universities in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/schools/multi.overall.html |title=Asiaweek.com &#124; Asia's Best Universities 2000 &#124; Overall Ranking |date=22 June 2000 |website=Cgi.cnn.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202135316/http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/schools/multi.overall.html |archive-date=2 February 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref>
In the best Asian (and Australian) universities ranking, AsiaWeek ranked the University of Dhaka 37th in 1999<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/universities/schools/rbc_bangladesh.html |title=ASIANOW &#124; The Rankings – Bangladesh |date=15 April 1999 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010217135119/http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/universities/schools/rbc_bangladesh.html |archive-date=17 February 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref> and 64th (overall and multi-disciplinary category) out of 77 ranked universities in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/schools/multi.overall.html |title=Asiaweek.com &#124; Asia's Best Universities 2000 &#124; Overall Ranking |date=22 June 2000 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202135316/http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/schools/multi.overall.html |archive-date=2 February 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=8 October 2013}}</ref>


In 2000, the university got a comparatively higher rank in student selectivity (23rd) while got lower ranking in academic reputation (74th), faculty resources (59th), research (65th) and financial resources (74) categories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html |title=Asiaweek.com &#124; Asia's Best Universities 2000 &#124; University of Dhaka |date=22 June 2000 |website=Cgi.cnn.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010429220705/http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html |archive-date=29 April 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>
In 2000, the university got a comparatively higher rank in student selectivity (23rd) while got lower ranking in academic reputation (74th), faculty resources (59th), research (65th) and financial resources (74) categories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html |title=Asiaweek.com &#124; Asia's Best Universities 2000 &#124; University of Dhaka |date=22 June 2000 |publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010429220705/http://cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html |archive-date=29 April 2001 |url-status=dead |access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref>


According to the subject wise ranking by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 – English Language & Literature, only two South Asian universities, including University of Dhaka (ranking 250–300), were found in the rankings.<ref>https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2015/english-language-literature</ref>
According to the subject-wise ranking by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 – English Language & Literature, only two South Asian universities, including University of Dhaka (ranking 251–300), were found in the rankings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2015/english-language-literature |title=QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 - English Language & Literature |website=QS World University Rankings}}</ref>


==Vice chancellor==
==Vice chancellor==


{{main|List of Vice Chancellors of Dhaka University}}
{{main|List of Vice Chancellors of Dhaka University}}
The first Vice Chancellor of the University of Dhaka is Sir [[Philip Hartog]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Muazzam Hussain |year=2012 |chapter=Hartog, Sir Philip Joseph |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Hartog,_Sir_Philip_Joseph |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> There has been 28 vice chancellors and the current vice chancellor is Prof. Dr. [[Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman]].
* The first vice chancellor of the University of Dhaka was Sir [[Philip Hartog]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Muazzam Hussain |year=2012 |chapter=Hartog, Sir Philip Joseph |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Hartog,_Sir_Philip_Joseph |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> There have been 28 vice chancellors in Dhaka University.
* The current vice chancellor is [[Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman]].


==Notable alumni and faculty members==
==Notable alumni and faculty members==
{{main|Alumni and Faculty Members of University of Dhaka}}
{{main|Alumni and Faculty Members of University of Dhaka}}


==See also==
==Constituent colleges and institutions==
* [[Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall]]
{{main|List of colleges under University of Dhaka}}
* [[Salimullah Muslim Hall]]
* [[Dhaka University Library]]
* [[Dhaka University Film Society]]
* [[Jagannath Hall]]
* [[List of Constituent Colleges/Institutes under the University of Dhaka]]
* [[Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology]] (BUET)
* [[Khulna University of Engineering & Technology]] (KUET)
* [[Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology]] (RUET)
* [[Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology]] (CUET)
* [[Bangladesh University of Textiles]] (BUTEX)
* [[Bangladesh Agricultural University]] (BAU)
* [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University]]
* [[Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University]]
* [[Islamic University, Bangladesh]] (IU)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Dhaka University}}
{{Commons category|University of Dhaka}}
* [http://www.du.ac.bd/ Official website]
* [https://www.du.ac.bd/ Official website]


{{University of Dhaka}}
{{University of Dhaka}}

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University of Dhaka
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
File:DU logo.svg
Crest of Dhaka University.
The current logo of the University of Dhaka is used from 1973. And It was designed by Samarjit Roy Chowdhury, a former student of Dhaka Art College (now Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka).
Motto
শিক্ষাই আলো
Motto in English
Education is light
Typepublic research university
Established1921; 104 years ago (1921)
AffiliationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
ChancellorPresident of Bangladesh
Vice-ChancellorMohammad Akhtaruzzaman
Academic staff
2,156+[1]
Administrative staff
3,887[2]
Students30,015+[1]
Undergraduates23,000+[3]
Postgraduates5,362+[3]
764+[3]
Other students
269+[3]
Location
Dhaka
,
1000
,
Bangladesh

23°43′59″N 90°23′28″E / 23.73306°N 90.39111°E / 23.73306; 90.39111Coordinates: 23°43′59″N 90°23′28″E / 23.73306°N 90.39111°E / 23.73306; 90.39111
CampusUrban
Websitewww.du.ac.bd
File:University of Dhaka logo.png

The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or abbreviated as DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. On the first day of July 1921, the university opened its doors to students.[4][5][6][7] Today, it is the largest public research university in Bangladesh, with a student body of 37,018 and a faculty of 1,992. It was identified by AsiaWeek as one of the top 100 universities in Asia.[8]

Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah, who played a pioneering role in establishing the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.[9]

It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh.[4][5][10][7] After the Partition of India, it became the focal point of progressive and democratic movements in Pakistan. Its students and teachers played a central role in the rise of Bengali nationalism and the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.

The university's distinguished alumni include Muhammad Yunus (winner 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, pioneer of microcredit), Natyaguru Nurul Momen (pioneer litereteur, theatre & cultural doyen; who was both an early student and teacher of DU), Muhammad Shahidullah (educator, philologist and linguist), Serajul Islam Choudhury (the country's leading public intellectual and writer), Rehman Sobhan (social democratic economist), Mohammad Ataul Karim (physicist), Abul Fateh (one of the founding fathers of South Asian diplomacy), Buddhadeb Bose (20th-century Bengali poet), Lotay Tshering (prime minister of Bhutan) and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (the founding father of Bangladesh). It also enjoyed associations with Satyendra Nath Bose, Vijayaraghavan, and Kazi Nazrul Islam.[11]

History[edit]

DU Convocation of 1936, (from left) Sir Jadunath Sarkar (historian), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (writer), Sir John Anderson (Chancellor and Governor of Bengal), Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy (chemist), Sir A F Rahman (Vice Chancellor)
Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah was one of the founding fathers of the University of Dhaka, who played a pioneering role in establishing the university and donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.
Followed by Nawab Bahadur Sir Salimullah's death, Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury continued movement for establishing the university, mortgaged a part of his zamindari estate and donated 35,000 taka for university. He also gave 16,000 taka to University of Dhaka for student’s scholarship in 1921.
Main article: History of the University of Dhaka
Earliest Bachelor of Arts certificate from the University, 1928
1904 image of Dhaka College, which was in existence from 1841 to 1921 before the founding of Dhaka University

Before Dhaka University was established, near its grounds were the former buildings of Dhaka College affiliated to the University of Calcutta. In 1873 the college was relocated to Bahadur Shah Park. Later it shifted to Curzon Hall, which would become the first institute of the university.[12]

The establishment of the university was compensation for the annulment of the 1905 Partition of Bengal. The partition had established the Muslim majority Eastern Bengal and Assam as a separate province, with Dhaka as its capital. All India Muslim League, newly formed in Dhaka, wholeheartedly supported the move.

However, the partition was abolished in 1911 due to severe opposition from Indian National Congress and Bengali Hindus. Deeply hurt by the decision of annulment of Bengal partition, a Muslim delegation led by Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur, the then Nawab of Dhaka demanded a university be set up in Dhaka. To appease the majority Muslim masses of East Bengal, Lord Curzon agreed and declared that a university as a center of excellence would be established in Dhaka. Nawab Sir Salimullah, who played a pioneering role in establishing the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.[9]

In 1913, public opinion was invited before the university scheme was given its final shape. The secretary of state approved it in December 1913.[12] The first vice-chancellor of the university, Philip Joseph Hartog, formerly academic registrar of the University of London for 17 years was appointed.[13]

Established in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council, it is modelled after British universities.[citation needed] Lord Ronaldshay, Governor of Bengal between 1917 and 1922, was its first chancellor. He designated Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda a life member of the university. On Huda's recommendation, Lord Ronaldshay appointed Ahmad Fazlur Rahman as a provost.[14]

Academic activities started on 1 July in 1921 with 847 students[15] along with 3 faculties: Arts, Science and Law; 12 departments: Sanskrit and Bengali, English, Education, History, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Persian and Urdu, Philosophy, Economics and Politics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Law; and 3 dormitories for students: Salimullah Muslim Hall, Dacca Hall and Jagannath Hall.[16]

In 1936, the University awarded honorary doctorate degrees to Jagadish Chandra Bose, Jadunath Sarkar, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Allama Iqbal and Rabindranath Tagore.[17]

The university played a significant role in the Bengali Language Movement, when Bengalis joined to fight against Urdu being the official language in East Pakistan.

Dhaka University was the main place where the movement started with the students joining and protesting against the Pakistan Government. Later countless students were massacred in where the Shaheed Minar stands today. After the incident, Bengali was restored as the official language.[18]

The Dacca University Order, 1973[edit]

President's Order No. 11 of 1973 re-constitute and re-organize the University of Dhaka to improve the teaching and research provided thereby and the administration after 1971 Independence war. Throughout this order, the word Dhaka was substituted for the word Dacca by section 2 of the University Laws (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act No. XXXVI of 1987).

In 2021, hundred years of Dhaka University was completed.

Campus[edit]

Residential facilities[edit]

There are 23 residence halls for the students and dormitories for the teachers as well as for the officials of the university.[19]

Libraries[edit]

Main article: Dhaka University Library

The University Library, housed in three separate buildings, is the biggest in Bangladesh. The library holds a collection of more than 617,000 volumes, including bound volumes of periodicals. In addition, it has a collection of over 30,000 manuscripts in other languages and a large number of microfilms, microfiche, and CDs. It subscribes to over 300 foreign journals.[20]

The Dhaka University Library comprises three buildings: The administrative building, the main library building, and the science library building. The administrative building has administrative offices, a book acquisition section, a book processing section, a reprographic section, a bookbinding section, a manuscript section, and a seminar section.[21]

Besides the Faculty of Business Studies of the university has an E-Library which is the largest in the Asia of its kind.[22] This advanced level E-Library is connected with 35 internationally renowned libraries and publication houses in the world. Teachers, students, and researchers can read all journals, books research papers, and articles of these leading libraries, including the Dhaka University, Oxford University, and Cambridge University libraries, by using the E-Library facilities.

This e-library was built in collaboration with Robi Axiata Limited in August 2015. It can accommodate around 1400 students altogether. The 12,000 square feet library has three sections: computer section, silent zone, and discussion zone. Some 7,000 students and 208 teachers of the faculty are being directly benefited from the facility.[22]

Pohela Boishakh (Bengali new year) celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Health services[edit]

The Medical Center of the University of Dhaka, near the Science Annex Building, offers free medical service and free pathological examinations to students, teachers, and staff and also family members of the teachers and staff. The center provides service round the clock, seven days a week, with 30 doctors working in shifts. The center has a dental unit, eye unit, X-ray department, and two ambulances.[23]

Cafeteria[edit]

There are cafeterias on campus, some of which hold historical and architectural interest. In 1971 Pakistani soldiers killed the owner of the Madhur Canteen.[24]

The Teacher-Student Centre, University of Dhaka of the university has its cafeteria while another cafeteria stands on the Dhaka University Snacks (DUS) chattar. Another one, Science cafeteria was situated behind Curzon Hall, but currently, it has been broken down to construct a new 20 story building. There is also another snacks and lunch place named DU hut in front of the Department of Sociology. The Faculty of Business Studies has a modern food court for its students.[25]

== The university consists of 13 Faculties and 83 Departments.[26]

1.Faculty of Arts

Department of English

2.Faculty of Business Studies

The Faculty of Business Studies (FBS) was established in 1970 as a Faculty of Commerce. It started the journey with two departments- the Department of Accounting and the Department of Management. Two more departments were created in 1974 and the authority introduced the semester system from the 1977–1978 session. The names of B.Com and M.Com degrees were changed to BBA and MBA respectively during the 1994–95 sessions.[28] Following its re-branding as Faculty of Business Studies, four other departments were added to this Faculty over the course of next thirteen years. In 1995, the faculty of commerce took its current name and became Faculty of Business Studies.[29]

Muhammad Abdul Moyeen became the acting dean of the Faculty of Business Studies in May 2020.[30]

Currently, there are nearly 153 teachers, 10 officers, 58 employees, and nearly 6100 students under the faculty and the departments are as follows.[28]

3.Faculty of Biological Sciences

4.Faculty of Engineering and Technology

5.Faculty of Fine Arts

6.Faculty of Law

  • Department of Law

7.Faculty of Pharmacy

8.Faculty of Science

9.Faculty of Social Sciences

10.Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences

  • Department of Geography and Environment
  • Department of Geology
  • Department of Oceanography
  • Department of Disaster Science and Management
  • Department of Meteorology

11.Faculty of Medicine

12.Faculty of Education

13.Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences and Research

Institutes[edit]

Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT), University of Dhaka
  1. Institute of Education and Research
  2. Institute of Statistical Research and Training
  3. Institute of Business Administration
  4. Institute of Social Welfare and Research
  5. Institute of Modern Languages
  6. Institute of Information Technology
  7. Institute of Renewable Energy
  8. Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies
  9. Institute of Health Economics[31]
  10. Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology
  11. National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
  12. National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research (NITER)

Research centers[edit]

  1. Bureau of Economic Research
  2. Bureau of Business Research
  3. Bose Center for Advanced Study and Research in Natural Sciences
  4. Renewable Energy Research Centre
  5. Delta Research Centre

Residential halls and hostels[edit]

Student life[edit]

File:MS in Psychology students at Dacca University 1969.jpg
A picture of the MS in Psychology students of Dhaka University in 1969

The university of Dhaka organizes sports and other extracurricular and recreational activities. Office of the director of physical education provides three types of programs:[citation needed]

  • Compulsory Physical Education,
  • Certificate course in coaching major games and sports, and
  • Intramural and extramural programs.

University of Dhaka ground is the official stadium of the University of Dhaka. It hosts many inter-collegiate sports tournaments at inter-city and national levels.

Intramural and extramural program[edit]

Directorate organizes and conducts inter-departmental and inter-hall tournaments, individual hall athletics, Dhaka university athletics, and inter-university games and sports. Students participate in national championships in games and sports for which prior training and coaching are offered.

Dhaka University Central Students' Union[edit]

Main article: Dhaka University Central Students' Union

Dhaka University Central Students' Union is the official students' union of the University of Dhaka. It is better known in Bangladesh as DUCSU. It exists to represent Dhaka University students in the university's decision-making, to act as the voice for students in the national higher education policy debate, and to provide direct services to the student body.[32][33][34] It was established in the academic year of 1922–23 as Dhaka University Student Union. Its first constitution was drafted in its general assembly on 30 October 1925. In 1953, its constitution was amended and the union was renamed Dhaka University Central Students' Union. In 2019, the last DUCSU election took place after 29 years. Since then DUCSU is working for the betterment of the students

Rankings[edit]

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International rankings[edit]

In 2011–12, the University of Dhaka made it into the list of 'Top World Universities' by QS World University Rankings. Out of over 30,000 universities around the world, DU was placed at 551.[35] In 2014–15, the University of Dhaka was ranked 701 by QS World University Rankings (formerly Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings).[36] In 2015–16, Times Higher Education partnering with Elsevier ranked the university at 654th position among top 800 globally reputed universities.[37] In September 2015, QS World University Rankings published their 2015 edition of World University Rankings of 2015/16 and ranked DU at 126th position in Asia and 701–750 position in the world.[38] In Times Higher Education 2018 Global University Ranking, University of Dhaka is placed in 1001+ position among the world universities.[39]

Asian level rankings[edit]

In 2016–17, the University of Dhaka was ranked 109 by QS Asian University Rankings in Asia.[36] Times Higher Education ranked the University of Dhaka at 191–200 position in 2016 Asia University ranking.[40]

In the best Asian (and Australian) universities ranking, AsiaWeek ranked the University of Dhaka 37th in 1999[41] and 64th (overall and multi-disciplinary category) out of 77 ranked universities in 2000.[42]

In 2000, the university got a comparatively higher rank in student selectivity (23rd) while got lower ranking in academic reputation (74th), faculty resources (59th), research (65th) and financial resources (74) categories.[43]

According to the subject-wise ranking by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015 – English Language & Literature, only two South Asian universities, including University of Dhaka (ranking 251–300), were found in the rankings.[44]

Vice chancellor[edit]

Main article: List of Vice Chancellors of Dhaka University

Notable alumni and faculty members[edit]

Main article: Alumni and Faculty Members of University of Dhaka

Constituent colleges and institutions[edit]

Main article: List of colleges under University of Dhaka

References[edit]

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Annual Report 2015". University of Dhaka. p. 95.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mukherjee 'emotional' while receiving degree in Dhaka". The Economic Times. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
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  45. ↑ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Hartog, Sir Philip Joseph". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

External links[edit]

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