About the Faculty of Arts

Our history With the establishment of the University of Dhaka in 1921, the Faculty of Arts was also established. This faculty started with eight Departments: (i) Sanskrit and Bengali, (ii) English, (iii) Philosophy, (iv) History, (v) Education, (vi) Economics and Politics, (vii) Arabic and Islamic Studies, and (viii) Persian and Urdu. Presently, this faculty, one of the largest faculties of the university, consists of seventeen Departments. These are Department of Bengali, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Islamic...

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Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Sarker
Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Sarker Dean, Faculty of Arts

Dean, Faculty of Arts University of Dhaka Welcome to the official website of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Dhaka. It is my privilege to serve as the Dean of this esteemed faculty. I hope you find this website informative and helpful in addressing your academic and research needs. Our faculty is dedicated...

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Academic Departments

17 departments of the Faculty of Arts. Open one to see its programs, people and notices.

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....

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,...

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...

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...

Department of Urdu

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

Department of Sanskrit

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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Newsletter

কলা অনুষদ বার্তা: the Faculty of Arts newsletter on our recent initiatives, and faculty and departmental academic and co-curricular activities.

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