University of Dhaka

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public university research university

The University of Dhaka is Bangladesh’s oldest and most prestigious public university, renowned as a leading center for higher education and research in the country.

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Label	Occurrences
University of Dhaka canonical	43
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়	4
Dhaka University	2
Dhaka University campus	2
Dacca University Act 1920	1
Dhaka University Arts Faculty premises	1
Dhaka University Business Studies Faculty	1
Dhaka University Science Faculty	1
Dhaka University area	1
Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka	1
TSC Dhaka University	1
University of Dhaka (theatre and performance studies)	1
University of Dhaka campus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T379004 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Dhaka
Context triple: [Satyendra Nath Bose, employer, University of Dhaka]

A. Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University is a prominent public research university in Kolkata, India, known for its strong engineering, science, and humanities programs.
B. Visva-Bharati University
Visva-Bharati University is a renowned central university and institution of higher learning in Santiniketan, India, celebrated for its unique blend of Indian and international educational and cultural traditions inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s humanist philosophy.
C. University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is one of India's oldest and most prestigious public universities, renowned for its significant contributions to higher education and research since the 19th century.
D. Assam University
Assam University is a central public university in the Indian state of Assam, known for offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs across multiple disciplines.
E. Gauhati University
Gauhati University is a prominent public university and major center of higher education and research located in the Indian state of Assam.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of Dhaka
Target entity description: The University of Dhaka is Bangladesh’s oldest and most prestigious public university, renowned as a leading center for higher education and research in the country.

A. Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University is a prominent public research university in Kolkata, India, known for its strong engineering, science, and humanities programs.
B. Visva-Bharati University
Visva-Bharati University is a renowned central university and institution of higher learning in Santiniketan, India, celebrated for its unique blend of Indian and international educational and cultural traditions inspired by Rabindranath Tagore’s humanist philosophy.
C. University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is one of India's oldest and most prestigious public universities, renowned for its significant contributions to higher education and research since the 19th century.
D. Assam University
Assam University is a central public university in the Indian state of Assam, known for offering a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and research programs across multiple disciplines.
E. Gauhati University
Gauhati University is a prominent public university and major center of higher education and research located in the Indian state of Assam.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
academicStaff	over 2,000 academic staff ⓘ
administrativeStaff	over 3,000 administrative staff ⓘ
affiliation	University Grants Commission of Bangladesh ⓘ
campusSize	about 600 acres ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
chancellorUsually	President of Bangladesh ⓘ
coordinateLocation	23.728°N 90.398°E ⓘ
country	Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
establishedUnder	Dacca University Act 1920 ⓘ linked to: University of Dhaka
founder	British colonial government in India ⓘ
foundingDate	1921-07-01 ⓘ
governedBy	Chancellor of the University of Dhaka ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline	arts ⓘ business studies ⓘ education ⓘ engineering and technology ⓘ fine arts ⓘ law ⓘ medicine ⓘ pharmacy ⓘ sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
headLabel	Vice-Chancellor ⓘ
inception	1921 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Bengali ⓘ English ⓘ
locatedIn	Dhaka ⓘ Dhaka District ⓘ Dhaka Division ⓘ capital of Bangladesh ⓘ
memberOf	Association of Commonwealth Universities ⓘ linked to: ACU (Association of Commonwealth Universities) Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific ⓘ Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World ⓘ International Association of Universities ⓘ
motto	Education is the light of life ⓘ
namedAfter	city of Dhaka ⓘ linked to: Dhaka
nativeName	ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ⓘ linked to: University of Dhaka
notableMovement	Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ Bengali Language Movement ⓘ linked to: Bengali nationalism
numberOfDepartments	80 departments ⓘ
numberOfFaculties	13 faculties ⓘ
numberOfInstitutes	13 institutes ⓘ
offersDegree	MPhil degrees ⓘ PhD degrees ⓘ bachelor’s degrees ⓘ master’s degrees ⓘ
roleInHistory	major center of political movements in Bangladesh ⓘ
shortName	DU ⓘ
significance	oldest university in Bangladesh ⓘ one of the most prestigious universities in Bangladesh ⓘ
studentEnrollment	over 37,000 students ⓘ
type	public research university ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Satyendra Nath Bose → employer → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Fazlur Rahman Khan → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Dhaka → hasUniversity → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Language Movement in East Bengal → keySite → Dhaka University ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Language Movement in East Bengal → keySite → Dhaka University Arts Faculty premises ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Pohela Boishakh → hasMajorEventAt → Dhaka University area ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Kazi Nazrul Islam → placeOfBurial → University of Dhaka ⓘ

University of Dhaka → nativeName → ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

University of Dhaka → establishedUnder → Dacca University Act 1920 ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Satyendra Nath Bose → employer → University of Dhaka ⓘ

subject linked to: Satyendra

Dhaka Division → contains → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Dhaka District → hasMajorUniversity → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Shamsur Rahman → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Bangla Academy → locatedNear → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Dhaka Medical College → affiliatedWith → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Dhaka University campus area around the present Shaheed Minar → locatedIn → Dhaka University campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Dhaka University campus area around the present Shaheed Minar → locatedNear → TSC Dhaka University ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Shaheed Minar in Dhaka → nearbyInstitution → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Humayun Ahmed → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Humayun Ahmed → employer → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Humayun Azad → employer → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Humayun Azad → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

DU → fullName → University of Dhaka ⓘ

DU → abbreviationOf → University of Dhaka ⓘ

DU → nativeName → ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

DU → alsoKnownAs → Dhaka University ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Muhammad Yunus → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Buddhadeva Bose → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman → education → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Bengali theatre → hasInstitution → University of Dhaka (theatre and performance studies) ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Dhaka University area → contains → University of Dhaka campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Dhaka University area → contains → Dhaka University Science Faculty ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Dhaka University area → contains → Dhaka University Business Studies Faculty ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Dhaka University area → majorInstitution → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Mymensingh Medical College → affiliatedWith → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Anisuzzaman → employer → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Anisuzzaman → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Nurul Alam → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Muhammed Zafar Iqbal → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Greater Dhaka → containsInstitution → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Abu Sayeed Chowdhury → employer → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Tajuddin Ahmad → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Curzon Hall → locatedOnCampusOf → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Curzon Hall → partOf → Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Curzon Hall → operator → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Curzon Hall → ownedBy → University of Dhaka ⓘ

1952 Bengali language protests → location → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka → partOf → University of Dhaka ⓘ

Suhrawardy Udyan → near → Dhaka University campus ⓘ

linked to: University of Dhaka

Ahsan Habib → educatedAt → University of Dhaka ⓘ

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