Dhaka Commerce College

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Dhaka Commerce College
ঢাকা কমার্স কলেজ
ddhaakaa kmaars klej.jpg
DCC Building
Other name
DCC
MottoSelf Financed, Free from Politics & Smoking
Type Private
Established1989 (1989)
FounderKazi Nurul Islam Faruky
Affiliation National University
Chairman Shafique Ahmed Siddique
Principal Prof. Md. Abu Masud
Academic staff
130+
Administrative staff
115+
Students8000+
Address
Dhaka Commerce College Road, Mirpur 2
, ,
23°48′23″N90°21′08″E / 23.8064°N 90.3522°E / 23.8064; 90.3522
CampusUrban, 12.36 acres (5.00 ha)
LanguageBangla and English
Colors    Aero and Navy Blue
Website dcc.edu.bd

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 specialize in business studies. [1] Students receive education both in Bangla and English mediums. The main founder of this college is considered Kazi Nurul Islam Faruky.

Contents

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 1 July 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 22 January 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 Master's 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.

Performance

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Principal Kazi Md. Nurul Islam Faruky, honorary professor and founder of Dhaka Commerce College, is receiving crest and certificate on behalf of the college from the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the best college in the education week 1996.
Best college in the education week 2002.jpg
DCC Founder receiving crest and certificate on behalf of the college from the Education Minister M. Osman Faruk for becoming the best college for the second time in the education week 2002.

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]

YearNumber of examineesNumber of passesGPA-5Position in Dhaka BoardRef.
2003847842
200489789553
2005904904711st position [7]
2006143714362276th position
2007150515002247th position
2008192419235184th position
2009181518144095th position
201020262022423
201120432042831
2012244624431155
201319401930871
201421852179819
201521202108330
201625692546343
201719001890133
201822202215124
20192149213198
202014901490154
202123932386977
2022280227951720
202332003175352

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