About the Department of Development Studies

The Department of Development Studies was established in the year 2000 to provide challenging and innovative teaching in the field of development studies, a rapidly growing area of study concerned with the people, economy and society. This area of study fosters high quality research on the problems of developing countries in general and Bangladesh in particular. Within a relatively short span of time, the department has grown fast and established itself as a unique institution of excellence with a degree...

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Dr. Nayeem Sultana
Dr. Nayeem Sultana Chairman, Department of Development Studies

The Department of Development Studies has grown fast and established itself as a unique institution of excellence within a relatively short span of time. The Department was established in 2000 as the first independent department in South Asia to provide teaching and conduct research in the field of development studies, ...

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Department of Development Studies in numbers

24 Faculty members
157 Students
71 Female students