University of Dhaka

University of Dhaka
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
	Crest of Dhaka University.
Former name	University of Dacca (1921–1982)
Motto	শিক্ষাই আলো
Motto in English	Education is light (Latin: Educere Est Lux)
Type	Public
Established	1921
Accreditation	Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
Affiliation	University Grants Commission (UGC)
Chancellor	President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor	ASM Maksud Kamal
Academic staff	2,156+
Administrative staff	3,887
Students	46,150+
Undergraduates	30,000+
Postgraduates	9,362+
Doctoral students	974+
Other students	269+
Address	Shahbag, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh; 23°43′59″N 90°23′28″E
Campus	Urban, 254.083 acres (102.824 ha)
Colors	; Navy Blue and Red
Website	www.du.ac.bd

The University of Dhaka (Bengali: ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়; also known as Dhaka University or DU) is a public research university located in Shahbag 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).

DU is the highest ranked university in Bangladesh ranking 691–700 worldwide according to the QS World University Rankings of 2023 and ranks between 601 and 800 globally in Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023.

Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Salimullah was one of the founding fathers of the University of Dhaka, who played a pioneering role in establishing the university and donated 600 acres of land from his estate for this purpose.

Followed by Nawab Bahadur Sir Salimullah's death, Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury continued the movement for establishing the university, mortgaged a part of his zamindari estate, and donated 35,000 takas for the university. He also gave 16,000 takas to the University of Dhaka for student scholarships in 1921.

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