Md. Golam Mawla
Message
Welcome to the Department of Urdu!
It is my immense pleasure to introduce you to the Department of Urdu of Dhaka University as an inseparable entity. This Department started its long cherished journey on 1st July in 1921 with the caravan of Dhaka University. The Department has a glorious and dynamic history while the Dhaka University is going to celebrate of its 100 years birth centenary celebrations.
As we know , Urdu has been considered as one of the most eminent and melodious languages all over the world. Urdu is ornamenting itself with multi -diverse atmosphere in the fields of language and literature. With the passage of time , we have been serving with some dynamic colleagues for the welfare of mankind since British colonialism to present Bangladesh. It has been a separate Department from 10th March in 2007 to increase the communication skills , ideas and thoughts of the students. The goal of department is to enhance language ability among them to promote literary interest in creating their thinking abilities in their daily life.
With the demand of time, this department took some necessary steps of its academic activities to offer four year BA honours , one year MA along with two year M.Phil and three year Ph.D programmes to teach the students about social values, ethic, morality and humanity. Needlessly to say, Urdu department publishes annual Journals and provides gold medals & scholarships for the meritorious students in the names of Allama Iqbal Gold Medal, Dr. AS Nuruddin Gold Medal, Dr. Umme Salma Gold Medal and Dr. Kaniz-E- Batul Scholarship which enables to take a significant role to develop the student’s demands. On the other hand, this department has some extracurricular activities such as, Freshers Reception, International Conference, Literature and Cultural Week, Distinguished Alumni Forum, Annual Picnic, Study Tour, Wall Magazine, Cultural Program, Language Club, Debating Club along with Sports Tournament Competitions.
If you do not find what you have been looking for, please do not hesitate to communicate with us!
Best regards-
Dr. Rezaul Karim
Chairman
The Department of Urdu
University of Dhaka