Notable programs
Economics
One of DU's most storied departments and the academic home of Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus (BA and MA here); a leading source of Bangladesh's economists and policymakers.
Institute of Business Administration (IBA)
DU's elite, highly selective business school (BBA/MBA), with admission among the most competitive in the country and strong domestic and multinational recruiter recognition.
Law
A historic faculty that has trained a large share of Bangladesh's judges, advocates and public-sector legal leadership.
Social Sciences (Political Science, International Relations, Sociology)
Deep, nationally influential faculties that have produced much of the country's political, diplomatic and intellectual leadership.
Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Pharmacy)
Long-established science faculties — physics carries the legacy of Satyendra Nath Bose (Bose-Einstein statistics) — alongside a well-regarded pharmacy programme.
Bengali Language & Literature / Arts
A flagship of the university's identity, central to its role in the 1952 Language Movement and to Bengali cultural and literary scholarship.