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From its inception until 1993, IBA offered the MBA as its major academic program. In 1993, after a review initiated by Professor Dr. M Shamsul Haque (Former Director, IBA; and former Treasurer, Dhaka University), a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program was added. The BBA program is now one of the most coveted undergraduate programs in the country.
IBA has so far had 15 BBA batches and 41 MBA batches. In 2007, IBA has started an Evening Executive MBA (EMBA) program - replacing the existing evening-MBA. There are plans to revamp the BBA program (offering double majors, for example), too.
Administration
Institute of Business Administration, governed by the 4th Statute of the University of Dhaka, functions within the broad framework of policies, rules and regulations of the University. An 11-member Board of Governors provides the policy and administrative guidance for IBA. The Board of Governors is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor of University of Dhaka and it has the Director of IBA as its Member Secretary.
Prologue
Initially, the university worked hard to build up an outstanding record of academic achievement, earning for itself the reputation for being the 'Oxford of the East'. The university contributed to the emergence of a generation of leaders who distinguished themselves in different occupations in East Bengal.
Until the Partition of Bengal in 1947, it maintained its unique character of being one of the few residential institutions of higher learning in Asia. In 1947, it assumed academic authority over all educational institutions above the secondary level falling within East Bengal. In the process, it became a teaching-cum-affiliating institution. This transformation, coupled with its unprecedented growth in the years that followed, put strains beyond reckoning on its human as well as material resources.
The university demonstrated an inherent strength in its activities during its eventful and often critical existence of over 80 years. Today, it provides about 70% of the trained human resources of Bangladesh engaged in education, science and technology, administration, diplomacy, mass communication, politics, trade and commerce, and industrial enterprises in all sectors. Students and teachers of this university have played a major role in shaping the history of Bangladesh.
In 2007, Webometrics ranked this university's website 2nd in Bangladesh and 56th in the Indian subcontinent in their World Universities Ranking based on electronic publication, scientific results and international activities. Moreover it is 5918th in the world.
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.
Background
The Partition of Bengal in 1905 provided the Muslim majority community of East Bengal and Assam with a sphere of influence of their own and raised new hopes for the development of the region and advancement of its people. But its annulment, barely six years later due to stiff opposition from the powerful Hindu leadership, was viewed by Muslims as 'a grievous wrong'. Muslims were late to realise that their educational backwardness was a root cause of their decline in other fields of life.
Viceroy Lord Hardinge was quick to perceive the dissatisfaction of Muslims and decided to pay an official visit to Dhaka to assuage the aggrieved community. A deputation of high ranking Muslim leaders, including Khan Bahadur Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky, Sir Nawab Khwaja Salimullah, Nawab Syed Nawab Ali Choudhury and A. K. Fazlul Huq, met him on January 31, 1912 and expressed their fears that the annulment would retard the educational progress of their community. As compensation for the annulment of the Partition, the deputation made a vigorous demand for a university at Dhaka. In response, Lord Hardinge affirmed that education was the true salvation of Muslims and that the government would recommend the constitution of such a university to the Secretary of State.
Many Hindu leaders were not happy with the government's intention to set up a university at Dhaka. On February 16, 1912, a delegation headed by advocate Dr Rash Bihari Ghosh, met the viceroy and expressed the apprehension that the establishment of a separate university at Dhaka would promote 'an internal partition of Bengal'. They also contended, as was recorded in the Calcutta University Commission report later, that "Muslims of Eastern Bengal were in large majority cultivators and they would benefit in no way by the foundation of a university". Lord Hardinge assured that the new university would be open to all and it would be a teaching and a residential university.
The opposition by Hindu intelligentsia was not the only hurdle in implementation of the plan for the new university. Many complex legal and material issues were to be examined. After obtaining the approval of the Secretary of State, the government of India invited the government of Bengal to submit a complete scheme for the university. Accordingly, in a resolution of May 27, 1912, the government of Bengal appointed a committee of 13 members headed by Mr Robert Nathan, a barrister from London, to draw up a scheme for Dhaka University.The committee acted with speed and with the thoroughness and wisdom of 25 special sub-committees, it submitted its report in autumn of the same year. The report contained plans of the proposed buildings and estimates of capital expenditure amounting to Rs 5.3 million (later raised to Rs 6.7 million by the Public Works and Development agency) and of recurring expenditure amounting to Rs 1.2 million. The report went into considerable details about the mission of the university and its courses of study. The committee recommended that the university should be a state institution with unitary teaching and residential form on the model of modern UK universities such as Manchester, Leeds, and Liverpool, and that it should encompass seven colleges including Dacca College and Jagannath College. The entire teaching in science, law, medicine, and engineering at postgraduate level was to be conducted by the university itself. In fact, the Dhaka University model was highly appraised and was later, followed in establishing new universities at Allahabad, Benaras, Hyderabad, Aligarh, Lucknow and Annamalai.
The Nathan Committee suggested for the university a spectacular site of about 243 acres (0.98 km²) forming part of the new civil station created at Ramna for the government of Eastern Bengal and Assam. The site housed Curzon Hall, Dacca College, the new government house, the secretariat, the government press, a number of houses for officers, and other minor buildings. In due course, all this land with their buildings and other properties was made over to the university in a permanent lease on a nominal rent of Rs 1,000 a year. After the committee report was published in 1913, the Secretary of State approved it in December 1913. Then with the emergence of First World War, acute financial stringency led the government to keep the decision in abeyance. This caused misgivings in the minds of Muslim leaders. When Nawab Syed Nawab Ali Choudhury raised the issue in the Indian Legislative Council on March 7, 1917, Shankaran Nair, the government spokesman, reaffirmed the government pledge to establish the university.
The decision to appoint a commission to enquire into the problems and needs of Calcutta University was announced by its chancellor Lord Chelmsford at convocation on January 6, 1917. Accordingly a commission was formed with Dr. ME Sadler as its chairman. The Commission agreed with most parts of the Nathan Committee scheme and urged that the University of Dhaka should be established without further delay.
The commission made 13 recommendations, which were mostly adopted, in the Dacca University Act 1920. The Governor General of India appointed Dr. PJ Hartog as the first vice-chancellor for a term of 5 years beginning December 1, 1920. He assumed office on December 10, 1920.Hartog put the university on a firm footing in his 5-year tenure of dedicated service.The advancement of the young university in the direction of academic excellence diligently marked by Hartog was carried forward by able successors such as Prof Harry Langley, AF Rahman, Dr. RC Majumdar, Dr. Mahmood Hasan and others.
Academic divisions: Faculties & Institutions
Today, there are 10 faculties, 52 departments, 9 institutes, 34 research centres, 1,545 teachers, about 30,000 students, 18 residential halls and 2 hostels. Two-thirds of the present faculty possesses degrees from universities in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Many of them achieved international reputation for their scholarly works. Many also have the experience of teaching in well-known institutions of higher learning abroad.
Faculty of Biological Science
Faculty of Business Studies
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of PGMR
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Science
Faculty of Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Arts
Department of Bengali
Department of English
Department of Arabic
Department of Persian Language and Literature
Department of Urdu
Department of Sanskrit
Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies
Department of History
Department of Philosophy
Department of Islamic Studies
Department of Islamic History and Culture
Department of Information Science & Library Management
Department of Theatre & Music
Department of Linguistics
Department of World Religions
Faculty of Science
The science faculty was started with only three department in 1921 - Physics , Chemistry & Mathematics Department.Now there are about nine departments in faculty of science.
Departments
Department of Physics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Statistics
Department of Geography and Environment
Department of Geology
Department of Theoretical Physics
Constituent Colleges
College of Textile Technology, Dhaka
Bangladesh College of Leather Technology, Dhaka
Military Institute of Science and Technology, Dhaka.
Bangladesh Institute of Textile Techonology, Tangail
Faculty of Engineering
Departments
Department of Applied Physics, Electronics & Communication Engineering
Department of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Faculty of Pharmacy
Established out of Faculty of Science in late 1960s, this faculty includes departments of Pharmacy, Pharmacology etc.
Departments
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
Constituent Colleges
Bangladesh Homeopathic Medical College, Dhaka
Government Homeopathic Degree College, Dhaka
Mymensingh Homeopathic Degree College & Hospital, Mymensingh
Government Unani and Ayurvedic Degree College, Dhaka
Faculty of Biological Science
It was established on the 1 January 1974. Previously the departments of this faculty was associated with the Faculty of Science. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Soil Science, Microbiology , Botany & Zoology are the mention-worthy departments of the faculty.
Departments
Department of Botany
Department of Zoology
Department of Soil, Water and Environment
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Psychology
Department of Microbiology
Department of Fisheries
Department of Clinical Psychology
Department of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology
Affiliated Colleges
College of Home Economics, Dhaka.
Bangladesh Home Economics College, Dhaka
National College of Home Economics, Dhaka
Faculty of Business Studies
It is one of the leading faculties of University of Dhaka. In 1922 , one year after the establishment of University of Dhaka, Department of Commerce was founded under Faculty of Arts. Later in 1970 it started its activities as a separate faculty.
Departments
Department of Management Studies
Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Department of Marketing
Department of Finance
Department of Banking
Department of Management Information Systems
Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Department of International Business
Constituent College
Military Institute of Science & Technology, Dhaka
Faculty of Social Science
Established in late 70's, this faculty includes leading departments like Economics, Public Administration, International Relations, Political Science and Sociology.
Departments
Department of Economics
Department of Political Science
Department of International Relations
Department of Sociology
Department of Mass Communication & Journalism
Department of Public Administration
Department of Anthropology
Department of Population Sciences
Department of Peace and Conflict Studies
Department of Women and Gender Studies
Department of Development Studies
Constituent College
Civil Service College, Dhaka
Faculty of Arts
The oldest faculty of the University includes departments like, Philosophy,History,Mass Communication & Journalism,English,Linguistics,Bengali, Arabic etc.Information science & Library management is here.
Faculty of law
Department of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Constituent Colleges/Institutes
Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh
Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, Barisal
Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
Bangladesh MedicalCollege, Dhaka
Jahurul Islam Medical College, Kishorganj
Faridpur Medical College, Faridpur
Medical College for Women, Dhaka
Zainul Haque Sikder Womens Medical College, Dhaka
Dhaka National Medical College, Dhaka
Community Based Medical College, Mymensingh
Moulana Bhasani Medical College, Dhaka
Armed Forces Medical College, Dhaka
Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College, Dhaka
Kumudini Womens' Medical College, Tangail
International Medical College, Gushulia, Gazipur
Ibrahim Medical College, Ibrahim Sarani, Dhaka
Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College, Gazipur
Shahabuddin Medical College, Dhaka
East-West Medical College, Dhaka
Enam Medical College, Dhaka
IBN Sina Medical College, Dhaka
Begum Khaleda Zia Medical College, Dhaka
Nothern International Medical College, Dhaka
Nightingle Medical College,Sarkar Market, Dhaka
Dhaka Dental College, Dhaka
Pioneer Dental College, Dhaka
City Dental College, Dhaka
University Dental College, Dhaka
Sapporo Dental College, Dhaka
Bangladesh Dental College, Dhaka
Samajvittik Dental College, Dhaka
College of Nursing, Mohakhali, Dhaka
Kumudini Nursing College, Tangail
International Medical College , Gazipur
Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI), Savar
National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic
Rehabilitation Centre, Dhaka
State College of Health Sciences, Dhaka
Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences, Dhaka
Institute of Health Technology, Dhaka
Institute of Medical Technology, Dhaka
Faculty of Education
Technical Teachers' Training College, Dhaka
Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine and Research
Constituent Colleges/Institutes
Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
Mymensing Medical College, Mymensingh
Sher-E-Bangla Medical College, Barisal
Dhaka Dental College, Dhaka
National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic
Rehabilitation Centre, Dhaka
National Institute of Preventive & Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka
National Institute of Chest Diseases and Hospital, Dhaka
National Institute of Ophthalmology, Dhaka
Bangladesh Institute of Child Health, Dhaka
Armed Forces Medical Institute, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka.
Mirza Ahmed Ispahani Institute of Ophthalmology &
Islamia Eye Hospital, Dhaka
BIRDEM Academy, Dhaka
Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Ultrasound, Dhaka.
National Heart Foundation Hospital & Research Institute, Dhaka.
National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital, Dhaka.
National Institute of Kidney Diseases and Urology, Dhaka
Institute of Child and Mother Health (ICMH), Dhaka.
Centre for Medical Education, National Health Library Building, Dhaka.
Lions Eye Institute & Hospital, Dhaka.
Institute of Child Health & Shishu Hospital, Dhaka.
Institutions
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 in total 9 Institutes in Dhaka University.
Institute of Education & Research (IER)
The Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Dhaka, was established through the joint efforts of the University of Dhaka, the then Government of Pakistan and the U.S. AID ( then ICA) Mission. The U.S. AID Mission in the then Pakistan entered into a contract with the Colorado State College, (later became University of Northern Colorado), Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A., for professional services to establish, organize and direct the initial stages of IER, including advanced overseas training of teachers. The contract came into effect on November 1, 1959. The classes of the Institute began on July 1, 1960 with 33 students of one year M.Ed. degree program. Over the year it has expanded and diversified its programmes. Number of students increased from 33 in 1960 to 700 (academic year 2002- 2003). The Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka is an apex institute in the field of professional education in Bangladesh. It is the only Institute of its kind under the public universities of Bangladesh which offers teaching programmes leading to higher professional degrees, conducts advanced research studies and provides extension services in education. Its professional staff, most of them having overseas post-graduation and doctoral degrees and long experiences with specialization in various aspects of education render professional services to Government sponsored committees and commissions on education to help develop the education sector of Bangladesh and provide consultancy services at both national and international levels.
At Present there are 47 posts of full time teachers in IER.
The Institute was started in 1960 with the following objectives:
To promote and to provide facilities for advanced study and research in education.
To provide teaching, and guidance in order to prepare candidates for the degrees of Master of Education and Doctor of Philosophy in Education of the University
To provide courses of further study for those already qualified to engage in educational work.
To provide services for those concerned with higher education in the University Teaching Departments and affiliated or constituent colleges.
Departments of IER
Department of Pre-Primary and Primary Education: This Department is as old as the Institute of Education and Research itself. Since inception it has been working as the degree offering department and produced a good number of M. Ed. degree holders with specialization in Primary Education. These graduates have been serving in the different sectors of Education in the country. The Department of Pre-Primary & Primary Education offers M. Ed. courses for both Day and Night.
Department of Special Education: The Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka offers a regular program of studies in Special Education at the graduate and post graduate level for students intending to work as teachers and planners for special children: the deaf, the blind and the mentally retarded. This program enjoys the distinction of being the first course of its kind in Bangladesh. A successful completion of four years and one year program of studies would entitle the students respectively to Bachelor of Education (Hons.) and M. Ed. in Special Education.
Department of Nonformal and Continuing Education: The Department of Non-formal and Continuing Education started functioning from 1999-2000 academic session. The NFE department is established to cater to the needs of ever-increasing demand of academically sound and professionally qualified personnel for the fast expanding non-formal education sub-sector of Bangladesh. The M. Ed. program of NFE department offers specialised courses in non-formal and continuing education areas and provides practical experiences through internship in collaboration with organizations/institutions involved in non-formal and continuing education programs at grassroot level.
Department of Educational Psychology and Guidance: Educational Psychology and Guidance is one of the oldest department in the Institute. Educational Psychology, which is carefully designed for the general students of all other departments of the Institute is taught by this departmental staff. It also offers various other courses for the departmental students from the field of Educational Psychology, such as Child and Adolescent Psychology, Psychological Test, Application of Psychology in the Classroom, Mental Hygiene etc. Students from other departments may also choose a few courses from this list for their optional requirement.
Department of Language Education: The department of Language Education offers a wide selection of courses in English and Bangla languages, language structures and communication. Its purpose is to prepare skilled manpower in language teaching, writing and experts in the field of Education requiring a strong background in language. The minimum requirement for getting the Master of Education degree is to complete 50 credit hours. A student has the option of writing a thesis in lieu of 10 credit hours.
Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education: In the initial years of IER, Department of Secondary Education offered science courses for the secondary science teachers. The Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education was established as a separate department in the year 1973. In 1999 Department of Science & Mathematics Education has been renamed as Science, Mathematics and Technology Education. The main focus of the department is to carry out teaching and researches in science, Mathematics and Technology Education. The department offers courses in Development of Curriculum and Instructional Materials, Innovations & Quality Improvement in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Evaluation and Research in Science and Educational Technology. The department also offers advanced academic courses in science and technology education.
Department of Educational Planning and Management: The Department of Educational Planning and Management offers a variety of courses in administration, management, supervision, finance, planning and law. The department administers M. Ed. programs for B. Ed. (Hons.) students during the day and M. Ed. for practicing school teachers and administrators during the night. The courses are designed for students in order to promote understanding among them about efficient school administration system. Its overall purpose is to prepare students for challenging positions in teaching, administration, management, planning and leadership in the school system. In all the courses, dynamic role of the administrators are high-lighted.
Department of Educational Evaluation and Research: Department of Educational Evaluation and Research provides a wider opportunity to contribute to the education field of Bangladesh by enrolling students at post graduate level from 1999-2000 academic year. The department believes that, research lies at the heart of educational innovation and improvement. Thus, it fosters a research milieu to develop expertise in the field of educational research and evaluation through offering taught courses and thesis ( mandatory) for its students as part of its current activities. Along with various ‘school of thought’, courses have been designed, especially, on "Classroom Action Research" aiming at developing expertise to make contributions to the quality improvement of classroom activities.
Department of Social Science Education: Department of Social Science Education at the Institute of Education and Research, University of Dhaka is the only department of its kind in Bangladesh. This department conducts teaching and research works in various aspects of the development of social science education in the academic world of Bangladesh social science curriculum and instructional materials and promotes students’ assessment.
Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology: Curriculum, planning and development is a highly professional and technical task. Curriculum is considered as the core of all educational activities. In other words, the education system of a country rotates centering the curriculum. Considering the significance of this area in education department of curriculum and Instructional Technology has been introduced at IER. This is the only specialized department in the country which aims at preparing specialized manpower for the national curriculum system.
Institute of Modern Languages
Institute of Modern Languages (hereinafter ‘the Institute’) was established on 1 July 1974. According to the 6th Statutes of the Dhaka University Order 1973, the Institute functions under the executive and academic authorities of the Syndicate and the Academic Council of the University.
The main aims and objects of the Institute are (i) to promote and to provide facilities for the study of Modern Languages; (ii) to provide teaching, training and guidance in order to prepare candidates for the Certificate of Proficiency, Diploma of Arts in Modern Languages, and for such other Diplomas and Degrees that may be decided upon by the University; (iii) to provide such other services and facilities for training as may meet the needs of linguistic scholars, foreign services personnel and others. At present the Institute offers 1-year non-degree courses (120 hours each course) on Bangla (only of the foreigners), Arabic, Chinese, Korean, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Russian, Spanish and Turkish language courses. In addition to the above courses, M.Phil., Ph.D. programs and 18-months MA in ELT is available at the Institute. Besides, short courses on various languages are also offered. A library and 5 language labs are available at the Institute.
A research Journal entitled “Journal of the Institute of Modern Languages” is published once a year by the Institute. This Journal contains research papers on linguistics and language education contributed by teachers and scholars of the relevant fields.
At present total number of the teachers is 49 (full time: 25, part-time: 18, visiting foreign teachers: 6) and the number of the students is 1,581 (session: 2005-2006).
In 1947 48 a new department was opened at Dhaka University, the Department of International Relations. It was the first of its kind in any university of this entire region, particularly so because foreign languages had been included within its curriculum. The next year, Pakistan Government sanctioned two 'special' posts of lecturer to this department: one for teaching French, the other for Chinese.
During the academic year 1949 50 the academic reports tell us that Mrs. Hicks “is continuing to work on a part time basis”, so she had possibly been teaching French during 1949 49 or even earlier. In August, Lieu Yih Ling joined as a lecturer of Chinese, while Mrs. Mayne came as a temporary part time teacher of French in 1950 51. At the end of this year when she went home Mrs. Madeleine took her place. They continued to work as lecturers of French and Chinese for the next two years.
Soon after the language movement in East Pakistan in 1952, the Central Government refused to continue to pay the salaries of language teachers from 1953 54. As the university was not able to pay them from its own budget, the two teachers along with Mr. Dahm, the teacher for German courses that had been introduced. in the meantime, had to return home. The annual report this year mentions that `they will be badly missed by their students, revealing how very popular they had been.
During 1954 55 Mrs. Waseem was teaching German, while Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah taught French. He probably taught for this year only, as we find that next year, during 1955 56, Miss Alsop, the Head of Department of International Relations was teaching French, Mrs. Gardiner joined this year as a teacher of German. During 1956 57 Mrs. Carvel Painter taught both French and German, while in 1957 58 French was taught by Mrs. Munimunnisa Khatun, and German by Mrs. G. Mahmud.
The Senior course in German was introduced during 1961 62 through the courtesy of the German Consulate in East Pakistan: Karl Peter Grune Joined as a full time lecturer in July 1963. That year an unprecedented rush for admission into French and German languages compelled the authorities to turn away a large number of applicants.
Perhaps this rising eagerness among students to learn foreign languages made the authorities decide to open the Department of Foreign Languages in 1964 where French and German syllabuses were given new shape and form. Examination results were in terms of first, second and third class, with certificates and diplomas being awarded at the end of courses. Students were now allowed to take these languages as subsidiary subjects for Bachelor of Arts courses. Although at this stage the foreign languages was limited to French and German only, expectation was that if teachers became available, languages like Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Indonesian and Spanish could be introduced too.
Significantly, even after it became a department, Foreign Languages remained a part of International Relations, since Dr. M. A. Aziz, the head of International Relations was simultaneously the head of Foreign languages, and continued in such capacity till 1973. In fact, the annual reports of 1968 69 for these two departments came out together in the combined name, Departments of International Relations and Foreign Languages.
M. Rouche, the Director of Alliance Francaise was teaching French in the Department during 1964 65 and is mentioned as a part time lecturer while his wife Mme Danielle Rouche is shown as a 'part time teacher' of French, showing specific differences between the two posts. This year many students took admission in foreign languages, and 67 students appeared for the final examination, of which 25 got first class.
Posts were created in the department for teachers of Russian and Turkish during 1965 66. This year 65 students appeared for the final examination, of which 24 got first class. Mrs. Widdowson came to teach French during 1966 67, while in 1967 68 Mrs. G. Pibrovec joined as teacher of French and Walter Schweppe as a senior lecturer of German.
During the same year Ali Gencelli joined in the newly created post of teacher of Turkish, introducing courses in this language. “Scientific German”, another course was started this year too, and 22 students appeared in the final examination. Of these 19 passed, 11 with first class. In the examination of Junior German and Junior French, 15 and 17 students passed respectively. This year Russian language was introduced as well, where 12 out of 15 students passed. Two students also appeared in Diploma Course in French, one with first class. Two students also appeared in Diploma Course in German of which one passed.
Mr. Abu Syed Shahabuddin taught Russian during 1968 69, while Mr., Le Goff arrived as the visiting teacher of French. This Year Mr. Aziz Mallam from Mauritius joined as a part time teacher of French. His coming was remarkable since he worked here for almost 17 years, teaching French to students of Dhaka University till 1986. Later, he went on to teach at Alliance Francaise of Dhaka, and work at the French Embassy at Dhaka. In 1992 he returned home.
In this academic year 1968 69, fifteen students participated in the German Junior certificate course examination of which 14 passed, nine with first class. In French Junior certificate course, six out of seven passed, five with first class. In French Diploma course two students appeared and passed with first class.
The Junior course in Chinese was opened in 1970 71 under A. H. M. Abdul Haye. About 36 students joined the course, 15 as regular students. At this time Dr. Shafiq Hyder was teaching Russian. The turbulence of our struggle for liberation made it impossible to hold final examinations on schedule this year, and these were held after the liberation of Bangladesh
In the year 1972 73, Mrs. Panomareva came as an honorary professor of Russian. Mr. I. A. Chowdhury, a full time teacher of Japanese introduced the Junior Course in Japanese this year, where 68 students took admission. Mr. Moazzem Hossain joined after Mr. I. A. Chowdhury left. Dr. W. Smith, the Director of Alliance Francaise joined as a part time teacher of French this year. 95 students took admission into the Junior Course in French, while 15 Joined the Senior Course. 75 students joined the Junior Course in German. five entered the Senior Course, and seven enrolled in Scientific German Junior Course. 35 students entered the Junior Course in Russian while Chinese Junior Course had seven students, with one student in the Senior course.
It is significant that at this till le the Department of Foreign Languages had only one full time lecturer, Mr. A. H. M. Abdul Haye, teaching Chinese. He was appointed the Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages during 1973 74. French had three part-time teachers at this point Mr. Aziz Mallam (French), Dr. Muniruzzaman Miah (ex VC of Dhaka University), and Nora Sharif. Towards the beginning of this academic year Mrs. Briggitte Leonburger was teaching German, after which Walter Sweppe took over from December. Miss Mitsui Osada was the part time teacher of Japanese. Mrs. Panomareva was still continuing to work on an honorary basis, while courses in Spanish were offered for the first time, this year under Dr. Sajjadur Rashid.
At this time French, German, Japanese, Russian, Chinese and Spanish were the six languages being taught in the department, with French being the most popular with the highest intake. German and Russian were the next most popular. Both Junior and Senior Courses were being given in all the languages except Spanish where only Junior Course was offered. French was also offering Diploma Course. This year the political disturbances on campus led to the halls of residence being closed down and the University declared closed during term time. The final examinations which were scheduled to take place in May 1974 were finally held in July. 102 examinees appeared of whom 50 passed in the first class, 24 in the second and 18 in the third class.
On the first of July 1974 the Institute of Modem Languages was established as an integral part of Dhaka University, incorporating the Department of Foreign Languages of 1964 into its constitution.
Institute of Statistical Research and Training
ISRT [3] offers 4-year Bachelors degree in Applied Statistics and 1-year Masters in Applied Statistics. Students who are interested can seek admission in Bachelors program after being selected in the admission test under the faculty of science and conducted by the University of Dhaka.
B.Sc. Honors in Applied Statistics:
The B.Sc. Honors course in Applied Statistics is a four years program. It is an integrated program. The examination consists of four parts, one at the end of each academic year. Each student has to take a total of 32 units of the courses (carrying a total marks of 3200) extending over the four academic years. The program includes courses of both theoretical and applied natures, but more emphasize is given on the application of the statistical techniques to real life situations. The course is so designed that, after successful completion of the course, the graduates are equipped to work efficiently and competently in government and non-government organizations, institutions, service departments and other related fields. A student with high academic attainment in SSC and HSC or equivalent levels with Mathematics as a subject of study is eligible for admission. The Regulations for admission of the students and the examinations will be the same as those of the B.Sc. Honors Course in the Faculty of Science.
Class Size: 50 Faculty Student Ratio: 1:14
M.Sc. in Applied Statistics:
The Master of Science (M.Sc.) course in Applied Statistics is a one academic year program The M.Sc. examination in Applied Statistics is taken in two groups, namely, General group (Group A) and the Thesis Group (Group B). The total credit unit of the course is eight. A one unit course carries 100 marks while a half unit course carries 50 marks.
A selected number of students will be considered for Thesis Group on the recommendation of the Academic Committee. A thesis student shall be required to submit a thesis carrying 150 marks (120 marks for the thesis and 30 marks for the viva on the thesis). The other students belonging to Group A have to take a project work and shall be required to submit a project report carrying 50 marks and advanced statistical computing carrying 100 marks.
In addition, each M.Sc. student (Group A and Group B) will be required to give at least one seminar during the academic year. It is a non credit course but compulsory. the qualifying performance in the seminar should be equivalent to minimum 40% marks. The grade to be assigned will be satisfactory or not satisfactory. The examination committee and the available other members of the academic committee will evaluate the performance in the seminars.
The regulations for admission of the students and the examinations will be same as of the M.Sc. course in the Faulty of Science.
Admission in B.Sc. Honors in Applied Statistics:
A general admission test is taken by the Dhaka University authority and any student pursuing to study B.Sc. honors in Applied Statistics has to appear in it.
Admission in M. Sc. in Applied Statistics:
Generally the successful students of the B.Sc. (honors) course in Applied Statistics are allowed to get admitted in the one-year Masters program.
Institute of Business Administration 
Institute of Business Administration (IBA) carries the distinction of being the pioneer of all the business schools of Bangladesh. It is absolutely free from any kind of session jam.
With a tradition of reflective thinking buoyed by a no-compromise quality orientation, IBA has taken many strides towards excellence. A strong combination of rich inputs and active processes in a supportive environment has made IBA the most prestigious professional training institute in the country.
Key strengths of IBA are: • A unique curriculum designed in line with North American Business Schools with the functional areas being aptly supplemented by various support areas. • An active learning approach where student participation is practiced and encouraged. • An effective teaching method with an optimum blend of experimental and experiential learning. • A highly trained and experienced faculty who bring into the classroom a multitude of experience and viewpoints. • Dynamic and motivated students. • A support culture for learning and research fostered within the same building with various essential facilities such as a computer center, library, canteen and rooms for group discussions. The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka was established in 1966 in collaboration with the Indiana University, Bloomington, USA under a Ford Foundation Financial Assistance Program.
The objective of the institute is to provide professional training in business administration. IBA started with the MBA Program in 1966. MPhil and PhD programs were later introduced in the 1970s, while the BBA Program was launched in 1993.
Institute of Nutrition and Food Sciences
The INFS offers academic courses in Nutrition and Food Science. At present the Institute runs the following courses:
(i) Four years B.Sc. (Hons.), (ii) One year M.S., and (iii) Ph.D.
Apart from the academic programs the activities of INFS include basic and applied research in different aspects and fields of nutrition and food science including nutrition survey and surveillance, laboratory experiments, research in nutrition, food sciences, microbiology, health sciences, food and nutrition policy, evaluation of interventions, technical advisory services, and training. Since its establisment the INFS has conducted most of the nutrition research and training in Bangladesh. It also played an important role in nutrition advocacy drawing attention to the urgency of the nutritional problems and recommending means to address it. The INFS will continue its academic and training programs in various fields of nutrition and food science for development of trained manpower, field level activities in the assessment, experiments in the laboratory, monitoring and analysis of nutritional problems, and in the evaluation of the intervention programs.
The INFS has a group of highly qualified and experienced faculty members. They are from diverse disciplines, such as Nutritional Biochemistry, Food Science, Microbiology, Clinical Nutrition, Applied Nutrition, Community Nutrition, Social Nutrition, Nutrition Education, Nutrition Planning, Biostatistics, Bioengineering, and Instrumentation.
The Institute has its own library, having 10000 books, journals and periodicals, in the second floor of its building. Most of the books are on Nutrition, Biochemistry, Medical science, Food science, Microbiology, Economics, Home economics, Biostatistics, Sociology, Computer, Instrumentation and others. The teachers, the researchers and the students of the Institute can borrow books from the library; besides, books can be studied in the library.
The Institute of Nutrition and Food Science (INFS), University of Dhaka is a pioneering organization of research and teaching in the field of nutrition in Bangladesh. It was established in 1969 as a follow up of the 1962-64 National Nutrition Survey. Professor Kamaluddin Ahmad, an internationally reputed scientist and scholar, was the founder director of the Institute. Initially it was located in the first floor of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Dhaka. Later on, by the year 1982, the Institute moved to its new building.
Institute of Social Welfare and Research
Social Welfare: Recent Look/Understanding The social welfare concept took a new direction in the nineteenth century, through certain processes and not by an accident. This was an era of social and technological change with intellectual adventure. The traditional concept of social work, charity with immediate assistance did not stand in the test of the changing time. It melted away before the challenge of emerging psycho-social and economic problems hatched by speedy growth of population, rapid industrialization and urbanization gave way to the modern concept, where belief in the dignity and potentiality of human, respect for his/her personality came in the fore. And ultimately the "Lady Bountiful" was replaced by the professional social worker to give solace and relief to the suffering humanity. With the ever-increasing socio-economic problems, coupled with the wide acceptance of the concept of welfare state, the scope of social welfare as a profession has widened and got a momentum. Moreover as the history attests, substantial progress made by this profession in the shortest possible time, in the developed as well as the developing countries, has given it a firm footing and an assurance of smooth go-ahead.
Social work education is comparatively a new phenomenon in Bangladesh among other social science disciplines. The first social welfare study was started with an introductory course in social work of three months duration in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1953. The College of Social Welfare and Research Centre at Dhaka the first of its kind in East Pakistan was founded in 1958 as a constituent college under the University of Dhaka. On February 9, 1973 the College was merged with the mainstream of academic programs of University of Dhaka and holds the name Institute of Social Welfare and Research (ISWR). Administratively the Institute is governed by a Board of Governors (BG) chaired by the Vice-Chancellor under the 8th statute of the Dhaka University Order 1973. The Director of the Institute is responsible for the overall management and supervision of the Institute. Academically and Administratively the Institute follows rules as envisaged in the statute of the University of Dhaka.
Aims of the Institute: i. Providing teaching, field training and guidance to prepare candidates for the degree of Honours, Masters, M. Phil, and Ph D in Social Welfare. ii. Developing indigenous reading or teaching materials in social welfare at all levels of social work education in Bangladesh particularly field practices research or through organizing seminar, workshops etc. iii. Undertaking self-sponsored academic research projects, accepting research projects sponsored by public or private organizations. iv. Facilitating professional social work through seminar, symposia, conferences and publications. v. Establishing contact with national and international organizations in social work education, research and practice for furthering social welfare interests.
Institute of Health Economics
Since the early 1990s, the Health Sector of Bangladesh has been undertaking huge interventions so as to rapidly improve the health status of the population. Accordingly, in the fourth and fifth health sector programmes, the targeted coverage of the sector has been substantially expanded. The magnitude of health services to be devoted per person has been increased, and the measures have been proposed to drastically enhance the quality of services. Implementation of the plan requires huge amount of resources, but relative availability of resources has been declining. Given the growing scarcity of resources for the Sector, the only way to increase the coverage and improve the quality of services is to intensively utilize the existing facilities and allocate resources to the sectoral activities more efficiently. Increased allocative efficiency of resources requires, on the other hand, imparting regular training in health economics to the managers and professionals of the sector and others carrying out research on health economic issues.
The Government has increasingly felt the need for training of the personnel of the sector and conducting research in health economics, and started sending officials abroad to study health economics. It later became evident that the cost of overseas training of each person is so high that the government will not be able to train the required number of personnel using the small amount of fund received from the donors. In such a situation, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) approached the University of Dhaka to establish an Institute to offer post-graduate degrees and conduct training programmes in Health Economics and carry out research on health economic issues. As a result, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) was established in the University of Dhaka in July 1998 with the financial support of the Department for International Development (DFID) and the University of Dhaka.
Institute of Information Technology
In the annual session of June 2001, The Dhaka University Senate established Institute of Information Technology (IIT) by converting the erstwhile Computer Center (Estd. in 1985). The aim was to train skilled manpower in the field of Information Technology (IT) and to establish computer network in the University. The three-storey red ceramic IIT building has a silent ambience and it adjacent to Dhaka University Science Library and Khondker Mukarram Hussain Science Building.
Bureaus and Research Centers
Bureau of Economic Research
Bureau of Business Research
Bose Centre for Advanced Study and Research in
Natural Sciences
Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in
Biological Sciences
Dev Centre for Philosophical Studies
Renewable Energy Research Centre
Centre for Advanced Research in Humanities
Centre for Advanced Research in Social Sciences
Semiconductor Technology Research Centre
Biotechnology Research Centre
DU Cyber Centre
Nazrul Research Centre
Nazmul Karim Study Centre
Disaster Research Training and Management Centre
Dr. Sirajul Haque Islamic Research Centre
Centre for Biomedical Research
Bangladesh-Australia Centre for Environmental Research
Delta Research Centre
Centre for Advanced Research in Physical, Chemical,
Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences - The Centre of Excellence
Centre for Advanced Research in Arts and Social
Sciences - The Centre of Excellence
Centre for Corporate Governance and Finance Studies
Center for Microfinance and Development
Japan Study Centre
History Research Centre
Centre for Development and Policy Research
University and Industry Alliance
Professor Dilip Kumar Bhattacharya Research Centre
Organic Pollutants Research Centre
Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit
Center for Administrative Research and Innovation-CARI
Dhaka University Earthquake Observatory
Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue
Dhaka University Arboriculture Section
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