University of Dhaka

The University of Dhaka is the oldest university in Bangladesh. It is a multi-disciplinary university and is among the top universities in the region. Established on July 21, 1921 as per the Government of India Act, 1920, it was modelled on the Universities in England and soon gained prominence.

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University - Bangladesh - July 21 - 1921 - Government of India - 1920 - England

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From 1926 - 1945 the renowned Indian physicist Satyendranath Bose served as a professor. It was during this period that he published his famous papers in collaboration with Albert Einstein, most notably defining Bose-Einstein condensate. After independence from the British Empire in 1947 it gained prominence as the leading university in East Pakistan.

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1926 - 1945 - India - Physicist - Satyendranath Bose - Albert Einstein - Bose-Einstein condensate - British Empire - 1947 - East Pakistan

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The University was witness to another historical event, as it was in the campus of Dhaka University that the original Flag of Bangladesh was unfurled for the first time, at a time of national crisis with the Bangladesh Liberation War looming closer. The University saw its share of the genocide initiated by Pakistani dictatorship in 1971, as many pupils and professors were killed in Operation Searchlight by the Pakistan Army.

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Flag of Bangladesh - Bangladesh Liberation War - Genocide - Pakistan - Dictatorship - 1971 - Operation Searchlight - Pakistan Army

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Currently, it is the largest public university in Bangladesh, with more than 30,000 students and nearly 1,300 teaching staff. It is the only University in Bangladesh to have been listed in AsiaWeek's listing of top 100 Universities in Asia. http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/universities2000/multi/64.html.

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Public university - AsiaWeek - Asia

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