Dhaka International University

Template:Short description Template:Template other Dhaka International University (Template:Langx) is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university was established on 7 April 1995.

Campus

Dhaka International University (DIU) has a permanent campus located at Satarkul, Badda, Dhaka. The campus covers approximately 1.18 acres and features several modern academic buildings, including three- and four-storey structures inspired by a blend of contemporary and traditional Mughal architecture. The campus environment is green and eco-friendly, with landscaped open spaces, tree-lined walkways, and a natural pond.

Academic facilities include air-conditioned classrooms equipped with multimedia projectors, campus-wide Wi-Fi, and modern laboratories for engineering, pharmacy, microbiology, biochemistry, and civil engineering. The library offers over 40,000 printed books, thousands of e-books, and fully automated cataloguing systems.

History

The initial planning began in 1994 but the university was established in 1995.

It is operated as a non-profitable institutions. The late A.B.M Mafizul Islam Patwari is recognized by the government of Bangladesh as the founder of the university.

List of vice-chancellors

• Saiful Islam (6 February 2022 - 22 May 2024)

Academic session

The academic year of some degrees of DIU comprises two semesters. Each semester consists of 26 weeks.

• Winter semester: January–June
• Summer semester: July–December

& the academic year of some degrees of DIU comprises three semesters. Each semester consists of four months.

• Spring semester: January to April
• Summer semester: May to August
• Fall semester: September to December

Faculties and departments

The university has the following faculties and departments:

Faculty of Arts & Social Science

• Department of Economics
  • BSS (Hons) in Economics
  • MSS in Economics
• Department of Education
  • Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
  • M.Ed. Program
• Department of English
  • BA (Hons) in English
  • MA in English (1 year)
  • MA in English (2 years 6 months Degree)
• Department of Political Science
  • BSS (Hons) in Political Science
  • MSS in Political Science
• Department of Sociology
  • BSS (Hons) in Sociology
  • MSS in Sociology

Faculty of Business Studies

• Department of Accounting
  • B.Com. (Hons) in Accounting
  • M.Com. in Accounting
• Department of Business Administration
  • BBA
  • MBA (1 Year Degree)
  • MBA (2 Years Degree)
• Department of Management
  • B.Com. (Hons) in Management
  • M.Com. in Management

Faculty of Law

• Department of Law
  • LLB (Hons)
  • LLB Course (2 years)
  • LLM
  • LLM (2 years)
  • Master of Human Rights (MHR)

Faculty of Pharmacy

• Department of Pharmacy
  • B.Sc. (Hon's) in Pharmacy

Faculty of Science & Engineering

• Department of Civil Engineering
  • B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
• Department of Electrical Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
• Department of Microbiology
  • B.Sc. in Microbiology
• Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Faculty of Science and Agricultural Science

• Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering
  • B.Sc. in Electrical Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science & Engineering (1 year)
  • Master in Computer Application (1 year)

Institutes

Source:

• Technical & Vocational Education Institute
• Dr.M.I. Patwari Technical & Vocational Education Institute
• Dr.Z.I. Chowdhury Agricultural Research & Training Institute
• Dr.M.I. Patwari Private Engineering Institute
• Sundarganj Driving Training Institute

Laboratory facilities

• The Faculty of Science and Engineering has got very excellent laboratory facilities.
• The Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department has been enriched with superb laboratory facilities.
• The Pharmacy department has been enriched with modern laboratory facilities.

Research

• Tobacco Control & Research Cell (TCRC): The Tobacco Control & Research Cell is a research and advocacy cell of the university that is continuously working on anti-tobacco-related issues and promoting the values of the anti-tobacco movement.
• Social Business Academic Cell (SBAC): The Social Business Academic Cell is a research center of the university that is continuously working on new social business ideas. Social business is a new type of business introduced by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus.
• Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
• Centre for Excellence and Career Development (CECD)