Dhaka City College

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Dhaka City College

Crest of Dhaka City College
Other name	City College
Former names	Dhaka Night College
Motto	Build The Nation
Type	Private
Established	1957
Parent institution	National University (Bangladesh)
Academic affiliation	Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka
Chairman	Syed Modasser Ali
Principal	Professor Kazi Neamul Haq
Academic staff	200
Students	8200(Higher Secondary)(approx.)
Address	House #29(old), 88(New), Road #2, Dhanmondi , Dhanmondi , Dhaka , 1205 , Bangladesh 23°44′24″N 90°22′58″E / 23.7399°N 90.3827°E / 23.7399; 90.3827
Campus	Urban
Language	English, Bengali
Education system	Both — Gender-isolated education Co-education
Colours	Black and White
Website	www.dhakacitycollege.edu.bd

Dhaka City College (Bengali: ঢাকা সিটি কলেজ) also known as DCC, is one of the oldest private colleges in Bangladesh. It is located at Qudrat-i-Khuda Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It offers Honors and Masters degree programs as well as higher secondary education (HSC).^[1] The college is affiliated with the National University of Bangladesh.

The college was established in 1957, during the Pakistani ruling period, with the patronage of local educators and social workers. Classes were held at the West End High School and afterwards at Dhaka College. In 1970, college activities were moved to their own premises in Road 2 of the Dhanmondi residential area.^[2] Prior to this, it was known as "Dhaka Night College".

Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman and Ataur Rahman Khan, both former prime ministers of Bangladesh, contributed significantly to the college's establishment.^[3] Khaney Alom Khan, former chairman of the college's governing body, arranged financial assistance for the development of the academic buildings while he was the divisional commissioner of Dhaka Division.

One of the colleges of Dhaka Education Board, Dhaka City College provides education in Science, Business Studies and Humanities in the Higher Secondary School Certificate. Besides, this college affiliated to the National University, Bangladesh has arrangements on undergraduate and graduate programs.

There are a total of 9 departments in this college. Every department is decorated by one coordinator and well qualified and skilled teachers.

• Accounting
• Bangla
• Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
• English
• Finance and Banking
• Economics
• Management
• Marketing
• BBA (Professional)

This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (February 2021)

• Agun, singer-songwriter and Bachsas Awards winning actor.
• Bassbaba Sumon, vocalist, bassist, and founding member of Bangladeshi rock band Aurthohin.
• Mahiya Mahi, an actress in the Bangladeshi film industry.
• Maria Nur Rowshon, television presenter, radio personality, and winner of Babisas Award for modelling.
• Nishat Majumdar, first Bangladeshi female to scale Mount Everest.
• Sayeed Khokon, politician and mayor of Dhaka.
• Shahriar Alam, state deputy-minister of foreign affairs, The People's Republic of Bangladesh.
• Syed Modasser Ali, renowned ophthalmic surgeon and executive board member of the World Health Organization.

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