University of Dhaka

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BSS Hons in Sociology University of Dhaka

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The Department of Sociology was established at the University of Dhaka as early as 1957 (academic session 1957-58), and thus is the oldest sociological centre in Bangladesh. It established an unmistakable academic profile under the leadership of Pierre Bessaignet, a UNESCO advisor and famous social anthropologist who first chaired the department of Sociology at the University of Dhaka. The department opened its doors at the University of Dhaka under a UNESCO programme with four faculty members.

Professor Nazmul Karim - one of the founders of Bangladesh sociology was the first Bengali head of this department who took charge in 1958. In establishing the full, organized sociology department in the university of Dhaka foreign experts from France, Germany, The Netherlands, and USA rendered valuable assistance in the department's early years.

While the Department of sociology began und

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