National University of Bangladesh Sunday decided to introduce a new course titled History of Emergence of Bangladesh for its students.
The decision was taken at the 79th academic council meeting of the university held at its main campus in Gazipur.
National University Pro Vice Chancellor Munaz Ahmed Noor said students of all disciplines, including science group students, had to take the 100 marks course.
The new course has four credits, which will be included in both honours and pass course curriculum. Historians appreciated and welcomed the decision.
Sharifullah Bhuyan, chairman of Dhaka University’s history department, said all universities should introduce a compulsory course on the history of emergence of Bangladesh.
The academic council meeting also decided to form an academic monitoring team to monitor academic activities of the colleges under the university.
