Institute of Social Welfare and Research is one of the oldest institutes of the
University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
. It is the apex institution for the social work education in Bangladesh. It offers Graduation, Post-Graduation, M.Phil and PhD degrees to students in social welfare/social work.
The institute is situated in New Market area in the capital, adjacent to the gate-3 of
Border Guard Bangladesh headquarters. It is situated in the same premises of two female dormitories of the University of Dhaka, Begum Fajilatunnessa Mujib Hall and Bangladesh- Kuwait Maitree Hall and detached from the main campus of the University of Dhaka.
History
The College of Social Welfare and Research Centre was established in 1958 as a constituent college of the University of Dhaka.
Later in 1973, the college was made an institute of the University of Dhaka and renamed as the Institute of Social Welfare and Research.
A separate premises was allocated to the institute, where the Academic Building with one Men's and one Girls' hostel for the institutes' students were constructed by the end of 1974, where after the Academic activity of the Institute commenced in the said premises.
The academic building was attached with a large open field within the premises, which became the only after-noon recreational place for inhabitant of the adjacent residential locality
New Paltan
New Paltan (Azimpur Natun Paltan in Dhaka City Corporation records) is near Dhaka's New Market in Azimpur. Several markets and a number of educational institutions ( Dhaka University's Institute of Social Welfare and Research and arts faculty, Dh ...
. In the years 1997 and 2008 two four storied girls' students halls of the
Dhaka University
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
namely
Bangladesh Kuwait Maitree Hall and
Begum Fajilatunnesa Mujib Hall respectively, were constructed in that field covering the whole area. This had made the entire premises a congested area, destroying the earlier beauty of the premises.
Programs
*BSS Honors Program
*Masters Program
*M. Phil Program
* Ph.D. Program
Facilities
* A K Ahamadulla Library
* Seminar Room
* Cyber Centre
*Social Welfare Canteen
Publications
*Journal of Social Development
Extra curricular activities
* Social Welfare Debating Club
* Social Welfare English Club
* YES, TIB-Social Welfare
* Social Welfare Cricket Team has become champion of the Intra-department cricket match of Dhaka University in 2017. Some prominent players are
Abdullah al Masud,
Mohammadullah Nirob, Robiul Islam, Didar,Saif Talukder, Rezaul and others.
Social Welfare Alumni Association (SWAA)
Social Welfare Alumni Association is a platform of the former students of the institute. Professor M A Momen is the president and Jahangir Murshed is the General Secretary of the association.
Notable alumni
* Colonel
Abu Taher
Abu Taher ( bn, আবু তাহের) (14 November 1938 – 21 July 1976) was a Bengali military serviceman, who served in the Pakistan Army, and later in BDF. He crossed into India around early August and reported to the Indian autho ...
, Biruttam, Sector Commander of the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
*
Tahrunessa Abdullah, first Bangladeshi who was awarded Ramon Magsaysay award for community leadership in 1978
* Md.
Shahidul Haque
Shahidul Haque (born 31 December 1959) is a Bangladeshi government official and career diplomat who is the 25th and the longest serving Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh. He is a Policy Advisor of the International Organisation for Migration.
Early ...
, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*A.K.M. Shahidul Haque, Served as the 27th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police.
*Dr. Mohammad Javed Patwary, Retired-IGP and Currently working as Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia.
References
*http://www.eduicon.com/Institute/?Institute_Basic_ID=4198
External links
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University of Dhaka
Think tanks based in Bangladesh
Research institutes in Bangladesh
Social science institutes