Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka

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Faculty of Arts is the oldest faculty in University of Dhaka. It is the oldest Department of this university. It was established on 1st January 1921. This faculty is the largest faculty of this university.^[1]

1 Departments
2 Deans of Faculty of Arts
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Departments

There are 13 departments in this faculty.^[2] The departments are:

Department of Arabic

Currently the chairman of this department is Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mabud^[3]

Department of Bengali

Currently the chairman of this department is Dr. A.K.Fazlul Haque

Department of English

Currently the chairman of this department is Dr. Sadrul Amin^[4]

Department of History

On the same day when the academic activities of University of Dhaka was started on 1st July 1921, Department of History started functioning along with few other departments with five teaching faculties and seven students in the B.A. (Hons.) programme. In 1923, admission to post graduate (Final Part) programme was started . From the very day of its commencement the Department of History has grown up to the level to accommodate six hundred students and to host thirty teachers till today.

From 1921 to 1971, University of Dhaka played an important role in contemporary politics and the teachers and students of History Department was an important part of it. Active participation of the teachers and students in the anti-colonial revolutionary movements of thirties, Language movements of 1952, Mass Upsurge of 1969 and Liberation movement of 1971 bears the testimony of the glorious history of the History Department. Currently the chairman of this department is Dr. Abul Hussain Ahmed Kamal.^[5]

Department of Islamic Studies

Currently the chairman of this department isDr. Muhammad Ruhul Amin ^[6]

Department of Philosophy

Department of Sanskrit & Pali

Department of Urdu & Persian

Department of Islamic History & Culture

Currently the chairman of this department is Dr. Najma Begum^[7]

Department of Information Science & Library Management

Department of Theater & Music

Department of Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics in University of Dhaka is a young department which was established in 1992. Students first were admitted to the Masters programme in the Department of Linguistics from the academic session of 1993-1994. The BA (Hons) programme was introduced from 1996-1997. The department is going to introduce a Postgraduate Diploma programme soon on Language and Communication. Currently the chairman of this department is Dr. Feroza Yasmin.^[8]

Department of World Religions

The Department of Comparative Religion was established on December 1, 1999 and Dr. Kazi Nurul Islam was appointed its Chairman.Currently the chairman of this department is Mrs. Eva Sadia Saad.^[9]