The Department of Banking was established on 21 August 2004 under FBS and later in 2011, it was renamed as Department of Banking and Insurance. The vision of the Department is to be a recognized leader in developing talent in banking and insurance to foster sustainable development of Bangladesh. In alignment with the mission of the University of Dhaka and the Faculty of Business Studies, the Department endeavors to deliver a high-quality and functional business education by a relevant, up-to-date curriculum and scholarly contribution to develop leaders who will create value for their stakeholders and society at large.
The Department offers four-year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program, one-year Master of Business Administration (MBA) program and MBA (Evening) program. In addition, it offers MPhil, PhD and DBA programs. It is devoted to academic excellence and uncompromising standard leading to a part of world class business school. It is committed to catering the needs of modern business world and producing executives and trained manpower with strong skills in business, particularly in banking and insurance. Within a short span of ?me, the Department already earned reputation in the area of business education. The faculty members of the Department have higher degrees mainly from UK, Japan, USA and Australia.
They cultivate students’ analytical skills and link textbook knowledge to real business events. Faculty members are actively engaged in extensive research and development activities achieving many research publications to their credit. The expertise of faculty members, their research activities and dynamic course-curriculum have made the Department a unique institution in and outside of the University.