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About the Faculty of Biological Sciences

In 1921, the foundation of the University of Dhaka was based on three faculties of which one was the Faculty of Science. The departments of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics were placed under the Faculty of Science. In 1939, Department of Biology was opened under it but ran only until 1954, during which the Department of Biology was separated into two independent departments such as Botany and Zoology. At some early times i.e., in 1949 Department of Soil Science was opened....

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Dr. Md. Abdul Karim
Dr. Md. Abdul Karim Dean, Faculty of Biological Sciences

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Academic Departments

12 departments of the Faculty of Biological Sciences. Open one to see its programs, people and notices.

Department of Soil, Water & Environment

Department of Botany

The Department of Botany was established as Biology Department under the University of Dhaka in 1939 by the active leadership of Professor...

Department of Public Health

The Department of Public Health at the University of Dhaka was established as part of the institution’s long-standing commitment to advancing health...

Department of Zoology

The Department of Zoology of the University of Dhaka is one of the first and oldest institutions in the field of basic...

Department of Zoology

Department of Zoology The Department of Zoology was established in 1954. This Department offers B.S. (Honours), M.S., M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree programs;...

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

The Department of Biochemistry was established in 1957 under the leadership of Professor Kamaluddin Ahmad, an eminent biochemist of this country. In...

Department of Psychology

Psychology as an academic discipline began in the region of Bangladesh in the first quarter of the 20th century when this country...

Department of Microbiology

The Department of Microbiology was established in 1979. Late Professor Dr. Anwarul Azim Chowdhury was the founder Chairman of the department. The...

Department of Fisheries

The Department of Fisheries of the University of Dhaka is one of the leading Fisheries Departments in Bangladesh. The department was established...

Department of Clinical Psychology

The Department of Clinical Psychology is the only one of its kind in Bangladesh offering postgraduate studies (MS, MPhil, PhD) and training...

Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology stands as one of the foremost disciplines of twenty-first-century modern science. By enabling the precise modification of genomes...

Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology

The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (DECP) at the University of Dhaka, established in 2011, specializes in training professionals in Educational...

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