Academic Departments

Department of Bangla

Muhammad Shahidullah, Munier Chowdhury, Hasan Hafizur Rahman, Jahir Raihan, among others, contributed significantly in theorizing, participating and making narratives of Language movement. Muhammad Abdul...

Department of English

The Department of English is as old as the University of Dhaka: it opened when the University started functioning on July 1, 1921. C....

Department of Arabic

The Department of Arabic started its journey in 1921. In the beginning, it was named Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies. In 1980 the...

Department of Persian Language and Literature

The Persian Department was among the twelve departments first established when the University of Dhaka started in 1921. Initially called the Department of Persian...

Department of Urdu

The Department of Urdu (Previous name Persian & Urdu) was established on 1st July 1921. It became a separate department on 10 March 2007....

Department of Sanskrit

The Department of Sanskrit, originally named as Sanskritic Studies and Sanskrit & Bengali, was established in 1921. Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri was the first Head...

Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies

Pali Language and Literature is considered as an important store house of ancient education, culture, history and heritage of this subcontinent. Realizing its importance...

Department of History

The Department of History was one of the 12 founding departments of the University of Dhaka, beginning its historic journey on 1 July 1921...

Department of Philosophy

Department of Philosophy was one of 10 independent departments with which the faculty of Arts of the University of Dhaka started its academic activities...

Department of Islamic Studies

A Brief Introduction to the Department of Islamic Studies The Department of Islamic Studies is a prestigious department at the University of Dhaka. It...

Department of Islamic History & Culture

The Department of Islamic History and Culture was established in 1948, introducing Masters Preliminary course, leading to the Masters of Arts (Final) in 1948-49...

Department of Information Science and Library Management

The Department of Information Science and Library Management is the pioneer of library and information science education and research in Bangladesh which started its...

Department of Theatre and Performance Studies

In 1989, a subsidiary course on Theatre was instituted under the supervision of the Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka. The Department of Theatre...

Department of Linguistics

Linguistics as a discipline: Language is considered a crucial human phenomenon. Linguistics, the scientific study of language and its elements, contributes to our knowledge...

Department of Music

Department of Music In 1993, a subsidiary course on Music was instituted directly under the supervision of Dean, Faculty of Arts, Dhaka University. Followed...

Department of World Religions and Culture

The Department of Comparative Religion was established on December 1, 1999, with Dr.Kazi Nurul Islam as the Founding Chair. Although religions of the world...

Department of Dance

Department of Dance is the most recent addition to the faculty of Arts, at the University of Dhaka. It is the first of its...