University of Dhaka

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public university research university

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.

Aliases (5)

Dacca University Act 1920 ×1
Dhaka University ×1
Dhaka University Arts Faculty premises ×1
Dhaka University area ×1
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ×1

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