The Department of Television, Film and Photography embarked on a journey on January 23, 2012, as the Department of Television and Film Studies. The Department began its operation on the ground floor of the Social Sciences’ Building under the leadership of the Founding Chair Dr. A J M Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan, a Canadian Commonwealth Scholar and a Professor of Media Studies. It began with a two-year Master’s program in Television and Film Studies and introduced a four-year undergraduate program in 2013.

In 2017, the Department was formally renamed as the Department of Television, Film and Photography, marking an expansion in its academic and creative scope. Consequently, students enrolled in the Bachelor’s program in the sessions 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2016–17, as well as those in the Master’s program in the sessions 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, and 2020–21, were awarded degrees under the earlier title of Television and Film Studies; subsequent cohorts have graduated under the current departmental name.

The graduates of the Department have been proudly serving in the national television channels as anchors, reporters, and producers. Many have ventured into filmmaking as independent filmmakers. A significant number of current students and alumni won accolades at film festivals across the world for their outstanding short films.