University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (; also known as Dhaka University or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 1921 as University of Dacca and it is the oldest active university in Bangladesh.The university was founded in 1921 under the Dacca University Act 1920 of the Indian Legislative Council. Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah, who pioneered the university in Dhaka, donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose. It is modeled after British Universities. Currently it is the largest public research university in Bangladesh, with a student body of 46,150 and a faculty of 1,992.
It has made significant contributions to the modern history of Bangladesh. 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.
Notable alumni include Satyendra Nath Bose, known for Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of Bose–Einstein condensate, Muhammad Yunus (winner 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, pioneer of microcredit), Muhammad Shahidullah, Natyaguru Nurul Momen Pioneer of Cultural & theatric activities of Dhaka University (He was both a student of DU & later a teacher), Serajul Islam Choudhury (the country's leading public intellectual and writer), Mohammad Ataul Karim (physicist), Buddhadeb Bose (20th-century Bengali poet) and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (the founding father of Bangladesh but he never got any degree from DU).
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1Published 1981Dacca, Bangladesh : University of Dacca, 1981-v. <1 > ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca...”
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2[Dacca] University of Dacca [etc.]v. 25 cm.“...University of Dacca...”
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3Published 1964[Dacca] : The University, 1964-1982.v. : ill. ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca...”
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4Published 19741974.8, 200 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.“...University of Dacca...”
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6Published 1964[Dacca] : The University, 1964-1982.v. : ill. ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca...”
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7by Ahmad, Kamaluddin
Published 1974Dacca : Institute of Nutrition, University of Dacca, [1974?]21 p. ; 26 cm.“...University of Dacca. Institute of Nutrition...”
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8Published 1964[Ḍhākā] Bāṃlā Bibhāga, Ḍhākā Biśvabidyālaẏa [1964]120 p. ill. 22 cm.“...University of Dacca. Dept. of Bengali...”
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9Published 1970Ḍhākā : Parishad, [1970?]108 p. ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca...”
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10Published 1976Dacca : Centre for Urban Studies, Dept. of Geography, University of Dacca, 1976.80 p. in various pagings : maps ; 29 cm.“...University of Dacca. Dept. of Geography...”
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12Published 1980[Dacca : The University, 1980-1982]3 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca. Faculty of Commerce...”
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13Published 1974Ḍhākā : Iṃrejī Bibhāga, Ḍhākā Biśvabidyālaya, [1974-v. ; 23-25 cm.“...University of Dacca. Iṃrejī Bibhāga...”
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14[Dacca] Dept. of Finance, University of Dacca.v. 25 cm.“...University of Dacca. Dept. of Finance...”
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15Published 1977[Dacca : Published by A.H. Talukder on behalf of "The Analytical Society", Institute of social wealfare [sic] and Research, University of Dacca, 1977-v. ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca. Analytical Society...”
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16by Ahmed, M. Farid (Muhammed Farid), 1953-
Published 1980Dacca : Bureau of Business Research, University of Dacca, 1980.56 p. ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca. Bureau of Business Research...”
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17Published 1977Dacca : National Book Centre, Bangladesh, 1977.viii, 79 leaves ; 32 cm.“...University of Dacca. Centre for Urban Studies...”
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18Published 1976[Dacca] : Institute of Education and Research, University of Dacca, 1976.viii, 261 p. ; 26 cm.“...University of Dacca. Institute of Education and Research...”
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19Dacca, Bangladesh : The Center,v. ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca. Centre for Administrative Studies...”
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20Published 1981Daca : Center for Administrative Studies, 1981.x, 185 p. ; 25 cm.“...University of Dacca. Centre for Administrative Studies...”