Dhaka college

Dhaka College, Dhaka
Motto	Know Thyself
Established	1841
Type	Public
Chancellor

	Mohammad Zillur Rahman, President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Location	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus	Urban History Dhaka College, located in Dhaka, is one of Bangladesh's most important and earliest higher educational institutions. It offers four years Honors and one year Masters program in various majors; also offers H.S.C. level. The college is affiliated with the National University. Several thousand students study here, it has a number of student halls and many students participate in Central and National politics. Dhaka College was established by Dr. James Taylor (Civil Surgeon at Dhaka) in 1835 as an English School (at present Dhaka Collegiate School). Dr. James organized a local Committee of Public Instruction with the help of district magistrate Mr. Grant. The school building was built partly out of public donations on the grounds of an English factory. The school rose to college status in 1841 and buildings were completed in 1946, with the aid of the Bishop of Calcutta. In the first graduating class there were both Muslim and Hindu students, as well as a number of foreign students, mainly from Armenia and Portugal. The college was relocated in 1873 to a large building to the east of Victoria Park in order to accommodate the physics and chemistry laboratories. Later it shifted in 1908 to Curzon Hall while the science departments were housed in the present chemistry building of the University of Dhaka. In 1921 the college shifted again to the present High Court Building. During the Second World War it moved to Siddique Bazar. At present, it has its own campus near Dhaka New Market Academic Departments Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies Department of Accounting Department of Bengali Department of Botany Department of Chemistry Department of Computer Science Department of English Department of Economics Department of Finance Department of Geography Department of History Department of Islamic History and Culture Department of Linguistic Department of Mathematics Department of Marketing Department of Management Department of Microbiology Department of Political Science Department of Psychology Department of Philosophy Department of Physics Department of Statistics Department of Sociology Department of Social Work Department of Zoology Library The Library of Dhaka College was established in 1841 at the time of establishment of the College. There are 30,000 (Thirty Thousand) books in the library with well decorated reading room. Every Department has a library of their own.The libraries are always supported the students and as well as developed their studies.The library teachers are always help their students.To be a member of the library you must have a library and student card.Various kinds of cultural and educational plans are also held in library. Facilities Residential student halls Total number of residential student halls are 7. 1.South Hall 2.North Hall 3.International Hall 4.West Hall 5.Elias Hall 6.Shaheed Farhad Hossain Hall 7.Southern Hall Sports And Extracurricular Activities Cafeteria Transport Dhaka college has four buses to carry the students from different places of Dhaka city.