The Department of Arabic is one of the most ancient departments at the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh. It has a very rich historical background dating back to 1921. This Department commenced its journey with 4 distinguished teachers at the inception of the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh. In past, this Department was joint with the Department of Islamic Studies. In that time, the Department was known as the “Cornerstone of the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম”. Shamsul Ulama Abu Nasr Wahid was the first Head of this Department. In 1980 the former integrated department was separated into “Department of Arabic” and “Department of Islamic Studies.”

Since its foundation, the Department of Arabic has been contributing considerably to different national and international sectors. It produced many educationalists and Arabists, who left remarkable contributions in national and international arenas. An alumnus as well as a faculty member of this Department, Dr SM Husain was the first Vice-Chancellor of the Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম of Deltin 7 bangladesh among its alumni members.

Another prominent figure and professor of the Department Dr Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman was the Vice Chancellor of Islamic Deltin 7 Aviator গেম টাকা ইনকাম, Kustia, Bangladesh. A faculty member and current Honorary teacher of this department, Professor Dr Md. Abu Baker Siddique was the chairman of Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board. Besides, former Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Md. Akhtaruzzaman was an acting chairman of this department. The Department of Arabic has been in a continuous practice of upgrading its syllabus and curriculum. Here it will not be irrelevant to draw a brief sketch of the academic programs of the Department.

Undergraduate Program of the Department

In the beginning, the Department of Arabic offered three years BA (Hon’s) course, where the main focus was on Arabic literature. However, in compliance with the decision of the university, now it offers four years BA (Hon’s) course and the domain of the program has been widened up. In addition to the major courses on Arabic language and literature, at present, the Department offers some minor courses on English language, ICT and Bangladesh Studies. The students of the department require taking 28 four-credit courses and 8 one-credit courses during the four years of their undergraduate program. Thus, total credit for the undergraduate program reaches 120.

Graduate Program of the Department

At the graduate level students may be admitted to obtaining the following degrees: Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D).

M.A. Program: The students who completed BA (Hon’s) degree successfully from the department of Arabic (DU) are allowed to pursue Master’s program at the Department. Usually, the Department of Arabic does not allow graduates from other universities to get admission. Recently the graduate program in Arabic has been divided into two streams: (a) M.A. in Literature and (b) M.A. in Applied Linguistics and Arabic Language Teaching. The duration of the Master’s program is one year, which is divided into two semesters. The students are required to take four full courses (4 credit) and one partial course (one credit) in each semester. Thus, the total credit for the master’s program is 34.

M.Phil. and Ph.D Program: The Department of Arabic offers higher studies leading to M.Phil. and Ph.D. A number of M.Phil./Ph.D degrees have been conferred and a noteworthy number of students are now registered in these programs. Many researchers from different branches of Arabic Language and literature are interested to pursue their higher degrees at this department because of its enriched facilities of research.