University of Dhaka

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The University of Dhaka is Bangladesh’s oldest and most prestigious public university, renowned as a leading center for higher education and research in the country.


Statements (54)
Predicate Object
instanceOf public university
research university
academicStaff over 2,000 academic staff
administrativeStaff over 3,000 administrative staff
affiliation University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
campusSize about 600 acres
campusType urban campus
chancellorUsually President of Bangladesh
coordinateLocation 23.728°N 90.398°E
country Bangladesh
establishedUnder Dacca University Act 1920
founder British colonial government in India
foundingDate 1921-07-01
governedBy Chancellor of the University of Dhaka
hasAcademicDiscipline arts
business studies
education
engineering and technology
fine arts
law
medicine
pharmacy
sciences
social sciences
headLabel Vice-Chancellor
inception 1921
languageOfWorkOrName Bengali
English
locatedIn Dhaka
Dhaka District
Dhaka Division
capital of Bangladesh
memberOf Association of Commonwealth Universities
Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific
Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World
International Association of Universities
motto Education is the light of life
namedAfter city of Dhaka
nativeName ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
notableMovement Bangladesh Liberation War
Bengali Language Movement
numberOfDepartments 80 departments
numberOfFaculties 13 faculties
numberOfInstitutes 13 institutes
offersDegree MPhil degrees
PhD degrees
bachelor’s degrees
master’s degrees
roleInHistory major center of political movements in Bangladesh
shortName DU
significance oldest university in Bangladesh
one of the most prestigious universities in Bangladesh
studentEnrollment over 37,000 students
type public research university

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Satyendra Nath Bose
Satyendra Nath Bose
employer
Language Movement in East Bengal ("Dhaka University")
Language Movement in East Bengal ("Dhaka University Arts Faculty premises")
keySite
Fazlur Rahman Khan
educatedAt
University of Dhaka ("Dacca University Act 1920")
establishedUnder
Pohela Boishakh ("Dhaka University area")
hasMajorEventAt
Dhaka
hasUniversity
University of Dhaka ("ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়")
nativeName
Kazi Nazrul Islam
placeOfBurial

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