University Of Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Established: 1921

Type: Public

Chancellor: Mohammad Zillur Rahman

Vice-Chancellor: AAMS Arefin Siddique

Academic staff: 1,645

Students: 32,000

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Website:
01.www.du.ac.bd
02.www.univdhaka.edu

University of Dhaka (DU) is a public research university in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Established in 1921, University of Dhaka is the first university of the Bangladeshi nation. Given the political history of Bangladesh, it is believed that had the University of Dhaka not been established in 1921, there would not have been today's independent and sovereign Bangladesh. With more than 32,000 students and 1600 teachers,it is the largest university in the country, and popularly known as "the Oxford of the East". Almost ninety percent members of the country's public service come from the University of Dhaka,while the university enjoys the highest allocation of the government's education fund.

The University of Dhaka was created to provide an alternative to University of Calcutta for the people of East Bengal as most of the colleges were located along Calcutta. The formation of University of Dhaka is largely credited to Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, himself a student of the hallowed St. Xavier's College, Calcutta affiliated to University of Calcutta. Thus in 1921 under the aegis of Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, The University of Dhaka opened its doors on July 1, 1921 under three faculties : Arts, Law and Science.

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History

The University of Dhaka was established in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council, it is modelled after British universities. Academic activities started on July 1, 1921 with 3 faculties, 12 teaching departments, 60 teachers, 847 students and 3 residential halls.

It is believed that a combination of political, social and economic compulsions persuaded the government of India to establish a University at Dhaka 'as a splendid imperial compensation' to Muslims for the annulment of the partition of Bengal. The first vice-chancellor of the university, Dr., later Sir, Philip Joseph Hartog, a former academic registrar of the University of London for 17 years and a member of the University of Calcutta Commission, described this phenomenon as the 'political origin' of the institution.

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Faculties And departments
There are thirteen faculties that offer undergraduate and graduate, M.Phil and Ph.D programs: Faculty of Arts, Science, Law, Business Studies, Social Sciences, Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of PGMIR, Faculty of Education.The Faculties are summarized here-

Faculties:

    * Faculty of Arts
    * Faculty of Science
    * Faculty of Law
    * Faculty of Business Studies
    * Faculty of Social Sciences
    * Faculty of Biological Sciences
    * Faculty of Pharmacy
    * Faculty of Earth & Environmental Sciences
    * Faculty of Engineering & Technology
    * Faculty of Fine Art
    * Faculty of Education
    * Faculty of Medicine

Institutes
The institutes are the constituent schools of the University with separate governing bodies. They function under the executive and academic control of the University. There are eight Institutes in the University:

Institutes:

    * Institute of Education and Research (IER)
    * Institute of Statistical Research and Training
    * Institute of Business Administration
    * Institute of Nutrition and Food Science
    * Institute of Social Welfare and Research
    * Institute of Modern Languages
    * Institute of Health Economics
    * Institute of Information Technology

Facilities:
Trusts, foundations and scholarship programmes, Halls of residence, Library, The University of Dhaka Medical Centre, Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired Students, Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired Students, Sports and extracurricular activities, Intramural and extramural programme (games and sports), Cafeteria, Transport are included here.

Bureau and Research Centre
There are thirty-four research centers which engage faculties and students from the university at large. All the centers provide assistance to the faculty members and research students to conduct research on the key issues of their relevant fields.

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Admission in Masters Courses
Students who pass the Honors Examinations of this University are admitted in the Masters programme. International students are also allowed to get admission in the Master’s degree programs if their academic records are found acceptable by the equivalence committee of the university.

Admission of International Students
International Students must apply well in advance through their respective embassy in Bangladesh to the Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh, enclosing evidence of examinations passed and transcripts of academic records.