Dhaka Commerce College
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Dhaka Commerce College (Bengali: ঢাকা কমার্স কলেজ) is a master's level college in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1989, it was the first college in Dhaka city to specialise in business studies.[1] Students receive education both in Bangla and English mediums. The main founder of this college is Kazi Nurul Islam Faruky. Also known as DCC, Dhaka Commerce College was awarded as the best private college in Bangladesh in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2023. The Higher Secondary Science course started in the 2019 - 2020 session.
History
The Dhaka Commerce College project implementation committee was established in 1986 to create a specialized institution for Business Studies. Led by Kazi Md. Nurul Islam Faruky, Associate Professor in the Department of Management at Dhaka College, the committee also included ABM Abul Quashem, then Education Inspector, as co-convener. Additional members were M. Helal, Editor of the monthly University Campus, and S.R. Mojumdar, Lecturer in the Department of Management at Dhaka College, with Mahfuzul Haque Shahin serving as the Member Secretary.
The college officially opened on July 1, 1989, initially operating from King Khaled Institute in Lalmatia, Dhaka. It then moved to a rented site in Dhanmondi 8/A before relocating to its permanent campus on Bangladesh National Zoo Road, Mirpur, on January 22, 1995. Shamsul Huda was the first Principal, followed by Professor Kazi Md. Nurul Islam Faruky, who served from August 1990 to September 2010. ABM Abul Quashem then became Acting Principal, and since March 2012, Professor Md. Abu Sayeed has been leading the institution.
In the 1994-95 session, the college expanded its offerings to include Honours and Masters programs with approval from the National University. Four-year BBA Professional courses were introduced in the 1997-98 session. Today, Dhaka Commerce College offers Business Studies at the higher secondary level, along with undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Management, Accounting, Marketing, Finance & Banking, English, and Economics. [2]
Academics
The college educates from HSC level to post graduate level. There are twelve departments in the college. Course offering includes the Higher Secondary course and a broad range of postgraduate courses in accounting, economics, English, finance, management, marketing, statistics and Bangla. Also, the BBA, MBA and the CSE courses are added to the college. In the 2019 - 2020 session, Dhaka Commerce College started a Higher Secondary (HSC) course on Science.
Departments
There is a total of 16 departments in this college.
- Department of Bengali
- Department of English
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Finance & Banking
- Department of Marketing
- Department of Management
- Department of Economics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of CSE (Computer Science & Engineering)
- Department of Physics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Biology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Master's of Business Administration (MBA)
- Department of Home Economics
Performance
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After its founding, it soon became known for its strict rules and regulations. The students call it Dhaka Central Cell. From its beginning, it has been maintaining high-quality standards. It got the medal of the best college two times in 1996 and 2002.[3][4]
Since it began, Dhaka Commerce College has placed in the top 10 colleges in the country in terms of HSC results. The National University (NU) listed Dhaka Commerce College in the top five colleges as the best among 685 in the country for their outstanding performances.Dhaka Commerce College ranks 1st among all private college in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2023 [5] Dhaka Commerce College's results in the Dhaka Board for Higher Secondary Certificate level examinations are:[6]
Year | Number of examinees | Number of passes | GPA-5 | Position in Dhaka Board | Ref. |
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2003 | 847 | 842 | |||
2004 | 897 | 895 | 53 | ||
2005 | 904 | 904 | 71 | 1st position | [7] |
2006 | 1437 | 1436 | 227 | 6th position | |
2007 | 1505 | 1500 | 224 | 7th position | |
2008 | 1924 | 1923 | 518 | 4th position | |
2009 | 1815 | 1814 | 409 | 5th position | |
2010 | 2026 | 2022 | 423 | ||
2011 | 2043 | 2042 | 831 | ||
2012 | 2446 | 2443 | 1155 | ||
2013 | 1940 | 1930 | 871 | ||
2014 | 2185 | 2179 | 819 | ||
2015 | 2120 | 2108 | 330 | ||
2016 | 2569 | 2546 | 343 | ||
2017 | 1900 | 1890 | 133 | ||
2018 | 2220 | 2215 | 124 | ||
2019 | 2149 | 2131 | 98 | ||
2020 | 1490 | 1490 | 154 | ||
2021 | 2393 | 2386 | 977 | ||
2022 | 2802 | 2795 | 1720 | ||
2023 | 3200 | 3175 | 352 |
References
- ^ দেশের একমাত্র ব্যবসায় শিক্ষা বিশেষায়িত প্রতিষ্ঠান ঢাকা কমার্স কলেজ [The only specialized educational institutions of the country, Dhaka Commerce College of Business]. Desher Khobor (in Bengali). 13 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "History of Dhaka Commerce College". www.dcc.edu.bd. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Best College Award, 1996". Dhaka Commerce College. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Best College Award, 2002". Dhaka Commerce College. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "NU ranks top 5 colleges in the country". The Daily Star. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ জিপিএ- ৫ ও পাসের ভিত্তিতে সেরা ১০ কলেজ [GPA 5 and passes the top 10 college]. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 25 July 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Top 10 colleges in Dhaka Board: Dhaka Commerce College tops the list". Bdnews24.com. 25 September 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
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