Dept of Arabic & Islamic Studies

Department Overview

It is an old department of Rajshahi College. It launched a few years later as the college established in 1873. In 1878 the window of this Department was opened among with a few others of that and recognized as the Department of Arabic and Persian. Teaching on Islamic Studies was also going on simultaneously in accordance with other courses and lately in 1981 the name changed. Here the courses on B.A (Hons) and M.A in Arabic Literature, B.A (pass) and M.A in Islamic Studies are going on. There are approximately 900 students studding in different courses where the teacher’s stuff only nine. Among them one for Professor, two for Associate professors, three for Assistant Professors and three for Lecturers. It is to appreciate highly as the centre of education that longed hundred and thirty four years where some national educational laureates like Professor Dr. M. A. Bari (two times former Vice -Chancellor of the University of Rajshahi and founder Vice- Chancellor of National University), Professor Dr. Golam Maksud Hilaly, Professor Dr. Lutful Haque and many other Scholars were the teachers of this Department.