In 1989, a subsidiary course on Theatre was instituted under the supervision of the Faculty of Arts, University of Dhaka. The Department of Theatre and Music started its journey as a full-fledged department on September 1, 1994 and debuted as a separate entity named Department of Theatre on July 1, 2009. Then on April 20, 2014, the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies was renamed. The transition from ‘Theatre’ to ‘Theatre and Performance Studies’ is not just about the desire...

Dr. Shahman Shahriar (Shahman Moishan) Chairman, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies

Welcome to the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Dhaka. It is my pleasure to welcome you to a department that has long been at the forefront of theatre education, performance scholarship, and creative inquiry in Bangladesh. As part of the University of Dhaka- the country's oldest and leading ...