The University of Dhaka, also known as Dhaka University, is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in Bangladesh.
Curzon Hall, the first institute of the University of Dhaka in 1949
Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah played a pioneering role in establishing the University of Dhaka and large part of 600 acres of land from his estate were acquired for this purpose.
After Nawab Salimullah's death, Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury continued efforts to set up the university, mortgaging a part of his zamindari estate, donating 35,000 takas for the University of Dhaka and 16,000 takas for scholarships for its students.
DU Convocation of 1936, (from left) Sir Jadunath Sarkar (historian), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (writer), Sir John Anderson (Chancellor and Governor of Bengal), Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy (chemist), Sir A F Rahman (Vice-Chancellor)
Dhaka, formerly spelled as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. With an estimated population of 36.6 million, Dhaka is the second largest city by population in the world, and is widel
University of Dhaka
…The University of Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in Bangladesh. The University of Dhaka was founded in 1921 under the Dacca University…