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University of Dhaka, established in 1921, is the country’s premier university of higher learning. Fully autonomous, it is an internationally acclaimed, non-profit institution operating year-round and providing Undergraduate, Graduate and Postgraduate education for meritorious students from all corners of Bangladesh and abroad.
The university has approximately 1500 members of teaching faculty and 28,000 students enrolled in 55 Departments under 10 Faculties and 9 Institutes. Moreover, it has 28 research bureaus & centres. Over the years, the university has built up a reputation for commendable academic excellence and contributed uniquely to the socio-economic political and cultural development of the region.
Commerce was introduced as a separate area of discipline under the Faculty of Arts in the 1922-23 academic session. In 1970, the Faculty of Commerce was established elevating the Department of Commerce. Initially, the Faculty of Commerce started functioning with two departments – Accounting and Management. Later on, two other departments, namely Finance & Banking and Marketing were set up in 1974 with a view to preparing students with specialized knowledge for positions in government, business and academia.
The Department of Accounting commenced its academic pursuits with 8 teachers and 140 students in 1970 and has swelled to over 1800 students and 53 teachers in the present time with the department upholding its unwavering commitment to first rate teaching quality and teaching staffs. The department offers Undergraduate as well as Graduate programs in Accounting with a clear philosophy to develop in students the required knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts and practical techniques for the accounting profession and managerial discipline. The department offers Postgraduate programs like Ph.D. and M. Phil to suitable candidates under the supervision of a number of internationally acclaimed researchers.
Lately, the Faculty of Commerce was renamed as the Faculty of Business Studies as per the decision of the Academic Council of the University of Dhaka which was approved by the National Parliament through amendment of the Dhaka University Order, thereby hitherto known Bachelor of Commerce with Honours and Master of Commerce degrees have been renamed as Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) taking into consideration both the width of the coverage of the syllabus and the trend of greater appeal and acceptability of the latter two in the job market and to successfully face the competitive environment in the modem business world. This necessitated the adoption of 40 courses in place of the 30 courses and a four-year graduate BBA program replacing the 3-year B. Com. (Hon’s.) Program.
BBA and MBA programs are to run for four years and one year respectively. The International schooling requirement of 16 years (10+2+4) of regular study for graduation is also met with the new 4-year BBA program (10+2+4).
Degree programs are conducted by a number of highly qualified and foreign trained teachers with suitable academic background. Distinguished scholars through their laudable efforts have made the programs the most coveted one. A good number of faculty members are actively engaged in research and have already to their credit pioneering research publications. In addition to their commitment to teaching and research, faculty members play an important role in the affairs of the University and the community at large. The diversified academic background of the teachers, their research activities, and the dynamic curriculum of Accounting and Information Systems Department have made it one of the foremost departments in the University of Dhaka.